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Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
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What's app 😂 how does what's app ever get rolled in with privacy respecting apps
"Today, with the right information, right technology and algorithm, companies can create simulations of individuals, and use the machines to predict future actions such as purchases, locations, changes in career or relationship status.
According to a study published in 2019, there is a possibility of achieving 95% of the potential predictive accuracy for an individual using their social ties. This means that one’s social contacts are sufficient to predict their personal attributes."
https://www.citizen.digital/article/data-privacy-when-to-give-and-when-not-to-give-personal-information-n373810