From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Tue, 18 Feb 2025, Adrian wrote:   
      
   > In message , D   
   >  writes   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> On Mon, 17 Feb 2025, Adrian wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In message <0310a638-3153-f886-5206-9bc8453c1f8e@example.net>, D   
   >>>  writes   
   >>>> I'm more scared about the government than the industry. With industry I   
   >>>> always have the choice of not using it, and they depend on customers, so   
   >>>> in  the end, that protects me.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Depending on what you mean by choosing not to use it.   
   >>>   
   >>> I don't use any of the Meta products, but they still know about me as   
   >>> "friends" have uploaded pictures of me to facebook, or their contacts   
   >>> lists  to whatsapp.   
   >>>   
   >>> Adrian   
   >>   
   >> Why would they do that? It does not sound like friends to me, since they do   
   >> not respect your wishes, nor your privacy.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Note my use of "friends" not friends.  When I asked why I was told that what   
   > I don't know can't hurt me.   
      
   This is the truth!   
      
   > As for whatsapp, as I understand it, it is all or nothing thing about what it   
   > uploads, and some of them are people that I work with, so we need each others   
   > phone numbers whilst working.  They think I'm odd for not using it.   
      
   Are you based in the US? Uploading your information, that enables someone   
   to identify you, without your consent, is illegal in the EU and punishable   
   by up to 4% of the global revenues of the company.   
      
   Another option is to have 2 phone numbers. One for work, and one for   
   friends (without quotationmarks).   
      
   I use the same technique with email. I have a spam-email that currently   
   has around 20k spam messages in it, and this is the one most companies   
   get.   
      
   > Adrian   
   >   
      
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