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Disaster......the last thing I want is to be associated with FB, which is why I've kept myself account free all these years 
Hmmm....wonder what next, that everybody is going to use?
I had WeChat but that was hopeless and not so many are using Skype anymore, though I have a feeling this one might come back up again.

Hmmm....wonder what next, that everybody is going to use?
I had WeChat but that was hopeless and not so many are using Skype anymore, though I have a feeling this one might come back up again.
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Not happy about this! Concerned about privacy especially since Whatsapp has access to all my contacts and their phone numbers and am not sure how Facebook will leverage this for mobile advertising/ other mobile revenue channels. Also at some point if I'm forced to tie my Whatsapp account to my FB account then I'm probably going to stop using Whatsapp!
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At this point in time, no. Because while they would have access to Whatsapp database and their own database of FB accounts, they have no common info to be able to directly map user accounts (i.e match someone's FB to their Whatsapp). HOWEVER, should the terms of use change and Whatsapp request you for your FB login id then its a whole different play. I do believe that FB would be interested in linking the two as that would enable them to generate better advertising and mobile revenue opportunities.
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