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When you enter your phone number, ML indicates that they will send a verification code to your cell phone, but specifically via WhatsApp.
When you enter your phone number, ML indicates that they will send a verification code to your cell phone, but specifically via WhatsApp.


Now, I had at this point approved of their privacy policy.  But, by insisting on using WhatsApp, which is owned and controlled by Facebook, whose privacy policies have changed dramatically through the years (link) and mostly not in favor of user privacy (link), I refused to continue further.  I was willing to accept ML's terms of service, and their privacy policy, but not any policy offered by Facebook.
Now, I had at this point approved of their privacy policy.  But, by insisting on using WhatsApp, which is owned and controlled by Facebook, whose privacy policies have changed dramatically through the years ((https://techscience.org/a/2015081102/)) and mostly not in favor of user privacy (link), I refused to continue further.  I was willing to accept ML's terms of service, and their privacy policy, but I was not willing to enter into any agreement of any sort with Facebook.  If your understanding of Facebook and their privacy practices is unacceptable to you, you should be aware of this before you try to do business with MercadoLibre.


Since I had given MercadoLibre my email address, I received an email the following day explaining that the data they required were for the protection of all parties, ML, ML users, and myself.  But there was no acknowledgment that a possibly toxic privacy policy (https://techscience.org/a/2015081102/) was also required.
Since I had given MercadoLibre my email address, I received an email the following day explaining that the data they required were for the protection of all parties, ML, ML users, and myself.  But there was no acknowledgment that a possibly toxic privacy policy was also required.
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see https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Meta


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