Relevant parts:
Partner represents and warrants that it shall not introduce into WhatsApp’s Systems or Infrastructure, the Sublicensed Encryption Software, or otherwise make accessible to WhatsApp any viruses or any software licensed under the General Public Licence or any similar licence (e.g. GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)) containing a “copyleft” requirement during performance of the Services.
Partner shall not: (i) combine Sublicensed Encryption Software with any software licensed under any version of or derivative of the GNU General Public License (e.g.; GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) in any manner that could cause, or could be interpreted or asserted to cause, the Sublicensed Encryption Software or any modifications to the Sublicensed Encryption Software to become subject to the terms of any version of or derivative of the GNU General Public License or other copyleft open source software
That’s great if there is in fact a transgression. My guess is there won’t be because of said loopholes.
We will see I guess. Feel free to write to your representative. Be the change you want to see.
My representatives are in bed with the corpos. No luck there.
Welp, thats pretty bad. Since I get defeatist thoughts when I watch the news, I block them wherever I can, go protest, write complaints, vote and so on. Thats all that I think can be asked of me so I‘ll just go on doing that until morale improves.
Call and nudge them. Again and again. Be a voice. Remind them that you vote. Ask them before the election. Ask their competitors where they stand, why they should have your vote. If you give up, corps have won. Some laws like the DMA show that the system can do something, some times. Don’t let the rotten parts rest nor feel at peace.