date: 2021-01-24 06:37:11
slug: whats-on-my-whatsapp-profile
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categories: WhatsApp
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title: What's on my Whatsapp profile?


I went ahead and exported my account's info from #WhatsApp to see what information they report having on me.

It is an interesting list. Tons of metadata about me. Works almost as fingerprinting with all the information about where I use WhatApp.

What I found surprising (and unsurprising) was that as part of the attributes of my profile it contained the following lists:

 * Contacts - The list of phone numbers from my address book that are in WhatsApp
 * Groups - List of names of the groups I am part of
 * List of previous IP  - Probably to detect suspicious activity?
 * Very detailed device information - Not just my phone, but the OS and browsers I use for WhatsApp web.

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# Information WhatsApp has about you

 * User Information ⬅️ Lots about "Me"
    * Report Generation Time
    * Report Request Time
    * Phone Number
    * Name
    * Connection State
    * Online Since
    * Offline Since
    * Inactive Since
    * Previous Connection IP
    * Current Connection IP
    * Device Type
    * App Version
    * Device OS Build Number
    * Device Manufacturer
    * Device Model
    * Web/Desktop Version
    * Web/Desktop Platform
    * Web/Desktop Connected Since
    * Web/Desktop Availability State
    * Web/Desktop Inactive Since
    * About
    * About Set Time
    * Profile Picture
    * Profile Picture Upload Time
    * Contacts
    * Groups
 * Terms of Service ⬅️ If I accepted their previous TOS
    * 2016 Terms of Service Accepted
    * 2016 Terms of Service Accept Time
    * Data Sharing Opt-Out
    * Data Sharing Opt-Out Time
    * 2018 Terms of Service Accepted
    * 2018 Terms of Service Accept Time
 * Registration Information 
    * Platform
    * Network
    * Network Name
    * Device
    * Registration Time
 * Settings ⬅️ App settings I configured
    * Last Seen Privacy
    * Profile Photo Privacy
    * About Privacy
    * Status Privacy
    * Blocked Numbers
    * Read Receipts