Privacy Concern: Reddit's "Because you visited this community before" feature linked to WhatsApp conversations

Good evening folks,

It seems that the suggestions I receive on "Because you visited this community before" are closely tied to my private WhatsApp conversations. This raised some serious concerns about the extent of data collection and potential breaches of my personal information (and big WTF moments, especially given the accuracy of the suggestions, to the point of being borderline creepy)

I've taken steps to maintain separate accounts and avoid linking information across platforms, yet Reddit's integration of WhatsApp data …

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