Why you will be banned from WhatsApp

[Kevin Lancaster]

Why you will be banned from WhatsApp

If WhatsApp deems a user’s behaviour inappropriate, they can be banned from the messaging service.

 

[Nephew_]

Good, this looks like a good attempt to prevent spam.

 

[DTBA]

100% ok with this

 

[Binary_Bark]

That is a good idea, agree

 

[BBotha]

Wait a minute, how do they know what message you are sending? Didn't they say with the encryption update that even they cant decipher your messages....

 

[Drifter]

Wait a minute, how do they know what message you are sending? Didn't they say with the encryption update that even they cant decipher your messages....

Yes, but they can probably still see volumes and frequency of messages sent. X amount within X time, could construe spam.

 

[bwana]

Wait a minute, how do they know what message you are sending? Didn't they say with the encryption update that even they cant decipher your messages....

From the article it looks like they're not looking at the contents of your messages:

Actions which can lead to a temporary ban include:

Sending too many messages to users who do not have your number saved in their address books.
Being blocked by too many people in a short period of time.
Creating too many groups that contain users who do not list you in their address books.
Sending the same message to too many people.
Violating the Terms of Service.
Users may also have their phone numbers permanently banned from WhatsApp if they violate the app’s terms of service.

 

[DanDango]

+1 WhatsApp

 

[DarthCat]

What if you chat a lot?

 

[spiderkzn]

What if you chat a lot?

Sending too many messages to users who do not have your number saved in their address books.

Being blocked by too many people in a short period of time.

Creating too many groups that contain users who do not list you in their address books.

Sending the same message to too many people.

 

[IziWhatNow]

This title is terrible... Try "Why WhatsApp will ban a user"

 

[tsume]

Yes, but they can probably still see volumes and frequency of messages sent. X amount within X time, could construe spam.

I'm assuming they can still read the hash code which will be the same for the multiple messages one sends.

 

[Thor]

As long as they don't snoop in on the messages....

 

[supersunbird]

From the article it looks like they're not looking at the contents of your messages:

Sending the same message to too many people.

Do they know that because of the size?

 

[bwana]

Do they know that because of the size?

I don't know [-]much[/-] anything about encryption but wouldn't an encrypted message sent to a large number of people still look the same even if you cannot read the contents?

 

[Ninja'd]

15 posts in Whatsapp thread without the other messaging app being mentioned? What is this new devilry? :wtf:

 

[agel]

This title is terrible... Try "Why WhatsApp will ban a user"

TIMBB ;P

 

[Kloofvreter]

Is this new? :erm:

 

[ginggs]

I don't know [-]much[/-] anything about encryption but wouldn't an encrypted message sent to a large number of people still look the same even if you cannot read the contents?

If it was encrypted end-to-end, each message would be encrypted with a different key that only the recipient should be able to decrypt, and each message would appear different.

 

[Zoomzoom]

From the article it looks like they're not looking at the contents of your messages:

but hey ho they ARE looking at the numbers you send to, your address book, the address book of the people you message and ... how can they tell if you are sending the same message to multiple recipients if they aren't looking at the message itself?

So yeah NOT too happy about the invasion of privacy!!!