WhatsApp with my Privacy?

	WhatsApp with my Privacy?
Number	2841
Broadcast Date	AUGUST 25, 2016
Episode Length	46:24
Hosts	Tom Merritt
Guests	Justin Robert Young

Apple and WhatsApp have different messaging strategies. Justin Robert Young and Tom Merritt discuss whether either cares about its users.

Guest

Justin Robert Young
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Discussion

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Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.ipa on the App Store

Hey Tom,

I just started playing Mr Robot the mobile game today and funny enough, you exactly talked about chat interfaces on the show today. Mr Robot is a chat based game where you find a phone and you make simple predefined choices based on the text messages you receive. It's all done within the app and it's very simple and awesome.

Even the name of the app (.ipa or .apk) is just like the tv show names.

It's $2.99 and has no real references to the show so it's not super spoilery or anything.

Keep up the hard work!

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