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[-] Rogue@feddit.uk 32 points 11 months ago

The cynic in me immediately thinks this is so Facebook can further connect your activity to sell

[-] 108@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

The owner of what’s app is enough to keep me off it.

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 6 points 11 months ago

Probably, I mean the reason most people pop a 2nd SIM in their phone is for registering on websites where they'd rather not have their main number cross-referenced and datamined. This can be anything from Amazon to personal ads sites.

But the moment you give in to the temptation to register than 2nd number with Whatsapp Meta will be able to figure out from your contacts who you are and associate it with the main number.

this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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