‘Twas a brisk rainy morning in Vancouver…
…when I woke up to the news of WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy. If you are anything like me, your relationship with social media platforms is complicated. News of privacy policy changes automatically feels as if you’ve been backstabbed even though you likely haven’t even attempted to understand the intent of the actual policy changes. That is what we call distrust. And no other tech company in the world radiates distrust quite like Facebook does. As someone with Cambridge Analytica PTSD and a history of social media reluctance, I’m always looking for a reason to jump ship and the news of WhatsApp’s policy changes was my signal to peace out for good.
