Facebook shut down Signal’s ads because they exposed too much

Facebook has barred privacy-focused messaging app Signal from running a series of Instagram ads, which would have exposed just how much personal information the photo-sharing network – and its social media behemoth owner – has on individuals as they browse their timeline. Signal had intended to use Instagram’s own third-party advert tools to reveal some of the precise targeting that advertisers can buy access to.

There’s a general acknowledgement these days that advertisers can filter who, exactly, sees their commercials. That makes good business sense, after all: there’s no point in showing ads to people who are unlikely to be interested in your product.

However it’s likely that few mainstream consumers are aware of quite how much targeted information ad network providers like Facebook hold on them. Collated across multiple interactions online – with websites, apps, services, and more – they help build unexpectedly precise profiles about each user. Those profiles can then in turn be sold as visibility filters to more advertisers, so that they can further narrow down their campaigns to whoever they believe will be the most receptive audience.

https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-shut-down-signals-ads-because-they-exposed-too-much-04671574/

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“A spokesperson said in an email to Android Central that the company will keep sending reminders to users in the weeks to come about accepting the policy. Users who have not accepted the policy will also have "limited account functionality."

Those limited functionalities include not being able to access your chat list (but you will still be able to answer incoming phone and video calls).

If you have notifications enabled, you will be able to tap on them to read or respond to a message or call back a missed phone or video call. WhatsApp said that after "a few weeks of limited functionality," you won't be able to receive incoming calls or notifications and the service will stop sending messages and calls to your phone.”
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TL;DR did they scrap it? No. 😂😂

No gonna lie, Zucc is clever af

WhatsApp to restrict features if you refuse Facebook data sharing.

WhatsApp: Accounts refusing Facebook data sharing will not be deleted

WhatsApp says that it will not delete or deactivate the accounts of users who oppose its latest privacy policy update that requires sharing data with Facebook companies.

The company backtracks on a previous decision that gave its users a harsh ultimatum to accept sharing their data with Facebook if they want to continue using their account or, as an alternative, to delete their accounts.

The policy updates pushed by WhatsApp since the start of 2021 show a 180-degree shift compared to last year's privacy policy that allowed users to choose not to have their account info shared with Facebook.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/whatsapp-to-restrict-features-if-you-refuse-facebook-data-sharing/

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Surveillance Report 40 is live for the weekly privacy & security news! 🎉

This report covers Signal's Facebook ad campaign, Peloton & colonial pipeline cyberattack & other data breaches, Google & Apple privacy updates, a hacked Tesla, and much more! Tune in now on YouTube, Odysee, PeerTube, or the Podcast: https://youtu.be/xKzFDclohbQ | https://techlore.tech/sr.html

WhatsApp breaks App Store guidelines by limiting functionality for users who do not accept new privacy policy — Apple Scoop
https://applescoop.org/story/whatsapp-breaks-app-store-guidelines-by-limiting-functionality-for-users-who-do-not-accept-new-privacy-policy

No WhatsApp did NOT scrap its Privacy Policy | May 15th Deadline
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I've said this again and again..

A centralized service is always bound to fail. In proportion to their userbase.

Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Signal are temporary. Look into federated/decentralized solutions.

WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In. Here’s What You Need to Know

Instead of a hard cutoff, the messaging app will gradually degrade and eventually cease to function if you don’t accept the changes.

The changes sparked a major backlash, though, because they inadvertently highlighted WhatsApp's years-old policy of sharing certain user data, like phone numbers, with parent company Facebook. Rather than change the policy that sparked the controversy, WhatsApp instead moved the deadline for users to accept it from the original date of February 8 to Saturday. If you don't? WhatsApp will become unusable.

https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-privacy-policy-facebook-data-sharing/

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Apple’s China team warned Mr. Cook that China could shut down iCloud in the country if it did not comply with the new cybersecurity law.

So Mr. Cook agreed to move the personal data of his Chinese customers to the servers of a Chinese state-owned company. That led to a project known inside Apple as “Golden Gate.”

Apple encrypts customers’ private data in its iCloud service. But for most of that information, Apple also has the digital keys to unlock that encryption.

Apple Shares Hilarious New ‘Tracked’ Ad Showcasing App Tracking in Real World

Apple today shared a new ‘Tracked’ ad on its YouTube channel showcasing how the app tracking works in the real world, and what’s the importance of app tracking transparency.

⚠️ Don't misunderstand iPhone for privacy though. It is just to portray how tracking works, sort of.

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