Don't use WhatsApp if privacy is something you care about.
this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2025
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Just what people need; a false sense of security...
You don't need an export button to save copies of a chat. Even if screenshots are blocked and you're not running an OS that lets you bypass that, you can always take photos/video of the screen when all else fails.
Once you've sent data, it is no longer in your control. Messages, emails, posts, files, replies, encrypted end-to-end chat applications, all of it: Don't send it if you don't want someone somewhere to keep a copy. Maybe they did, maybe they didn't; it's no longer in your control once it has left your device.
“We think this feature is best used when talking with groups where you may not know everyone closely but are nevertheless sensitive in nature,”
Sounds like Meta wants to be used for the next Houti strike coordination group chat.