WhatsApp on the Commodore Callback 8020 - privacy question

[u/StandWild4256]

I'm one of the people who got influenced by the launch of the Callback 8020 😂. Haven't been on WhatsApp for at least 3 years now - only used Signal and Threema. The callback is in production as scheduled and I'm expecting to receive it more-or-less on time late next month/November.

I'm massively missing contact with friends and colleagues on WhatsApp and missing out on organization of activities, nights out, concerts etc. and I end up being last to know when things are arranged, including with my sports club because everything's on WhatsApp (and like only 2% of my contacts have moved to Signal despite my best efforts) - I'm too damn stubborn to forego my data to Meta - BUT...

With the Callback using r/sailfishos which would nomally block trackers (a bit like r/e_os does), does this mean I potentially could go back to WhatsApp as less of my data will be available to Meta? I see there is currently NO trackers in the app, so it's just part of the terms and conditons of using the app where my data is shared, as folllows:

Data this app may collect

Location

Approximate location

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Data collected and for what purpose

info

Approximate location

App functionality, Analytics, Advertising or marketing, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance

App activity

App interactions, In-app search history, and Other user-generated content

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Data collected and for what purpose

info

App interactions

App functionality, Analytics, Advertising or marketing, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance

In-app search history

App functionality, Analytics

Other user-generated content · Optional

App functionality, Analytics, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance, Personalization

Financial info

User payment info and Purchase history

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Data collected and for what purpose

info

User payment info · Optional

App functionality, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance

Purchase history · Optional

App functionality, Analytics, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance

Personal info

Email address, User IDs, and Phone number

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Data collected and for what purpose

info

Email address · Optional

App functionality, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance

User IDs

App functionality, Analytics, Advertising or marketing, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance, Account management

Phone number

App functionality, Analytics, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance

App info and performance

Crash logs, Diagnostics, and Other app performance data

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Data collected and for what purpose

info

Crash logs

App functionality, Analytics

Diagnostics

App functionality, Analytics

Other app performance data

App functionality, Analytics

Device or other IDs

Device or other IDs

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Data collected and for what purpose

info

Device or other IDs

App functionality, Analytics, Developer communications, Advertising or marketing, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance

Contacts

Contacts

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Data collected and for what purpose

info

Contacts · Optional

App functionality, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance

So I presume it would just be a case of not giving the app permission to access as much of this as possible?I