Good piece. It seems like they actually are intimately familiar with

Since then anybody joining WhatsApp has to read its 8,000-word user agreement find the specific clause on sharing their data and then opt out of this clause. Virtually nobody goes through this tortuous exercise and therefore overwhelming number of its users today have their data shared with Facebook.

However there still existed a provision for users to opt out if they went through the torture of reading their legal jargon filled 8,000-word privacy policy.

The proposed change removes even this choice.

It would be desirable to evolve this oft repeated sentiment "It is time to examine the risk that data monopolies pose not only to our privacy but also our economy and polity" into actionable plans and identify who is responsible for their execution.

edit: thanks for sharing this—I just convinced my last business contact on WA to switch our communication channel and finally deleted my account.