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If you care enough about privacy to not have the Google Play store installed, what on earth posesses you to have WhatsApp anywhere near your phone?
Most people live in the real world. Most people cant or dont want to just go ultra privacy and cut literally any big tech service out of their live immediately.
Yes going all the steps is better than going only one step, but going one step is better than none. Don't shame people for what they have not yet done but support the steps they have taken.
What am I supposed to do? Here everyone uses it, you can't talk to friends or family, have a job, get info about school, etc, without it
That depends on how much you value privacy, it's not a question I can answer.
Get a second phone to run WhatsApp. When not using WhatsApp, turn the phone off or get a Faraday bag to keep it in.
My family.
Given its history and ongoing lawsuits and investigations, I think that you might want to reconsider your perspective on privacy.
Privacy is like a chain, the weakest link is the end of it.
In my opinion, while there are serious concerns about Google, they pale into insignificance when compared with META.
I'd be less worried about the Play store and more worried about WhatsApp, but that's just me.
As I said in the post, damn my family.