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WhatsApp

Scorepublic version 2.26.39.79

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49of 100
Security 40 2 security problems found.
Tracking 90 No tracking tools found; that does not prove there are none.
Build hygiene 71 The app passes 10 of 14 checks of how well it was built.
Packaging 100 The phone can use everything in the app.
Access 1 Asks for 9 of 11 kinds of permission; 2 kinds of special access. It is 15 points below the bottom of the scale, so the total loses 2.5 more.
Background 8 Runs 7 kinds of background service and starts by itself after a restart.

Public cardversion 2.26.39.79

What anyone may know of this app: the score, the trackers and the dangerous permissions of its newest public version - one Google Play installed, and out in the world. Sign in to open the full report: every finding, the libraries and the hosts.

Trackers none recognised

Dangerous permissions ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERAREAD_CONTACTSREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREAD_PHONE_NUMBERSREAD_PHONE_STATERECEIVE_SMSRECORD_AUDIOSEND_SMSWRITE_CONTACTSWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Data safety

From Google Play; may be up to 90 days old.

Collected
Contacts
App activity: App interactions, In-app search history, Other user-generated content
Financial info: User payment info, Purchase history
App info and performance: Crash logs, Diagnostics, Other app performance data
Location: Approximate location
Device or other IDs
Personal info: Email address, User IDs, Phone number
Shared
none
Security
Data is encrypted in transit ยท You can request that data be deleted
Privacy policy
www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy

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