[turkeywelder]

that'll never happen - WhatsApp is almost WeChat for Europe, it's ubiquitous and the network effect is so strong you'll really struggle to get masses of people to switch away fom it.

99% of people outside of the HN bubble will just look at the dialog, click OK and carry on as normal.

[submeta]

Instead of surrendering we - technically aware people - should think about possibilities to make them respect privacy or think about ways to change the situation.

[Spivak]

Yes but not clicking through the shrink-wrap agreement isn't a real way to do it. Legislation that requires people be able to say no to data collection without loss of service would go a long way.

[StreamBright]

I have messaged a bunch of my EU friends with this article. Most of them were shocked.

[technocratius]

I did the same. Mixed reactions, some shocked, some shrug and move on. And my friends are academically educated and relatively conscious of this issue I believe. Probably not the most representative sample...

[StreamBright]

I think this level ignorance is pretty common today.

[rusk]

If WhatsApp can’t be legally compliant then they simply can’t provide the service. It’s up to them.