They don't need to. I am pretty sure the FB app has access to WhatsApp chats in any case. They are only 'end-to-end' encrypted, not at the actual 'ends'.
Absolutely. I am conviced that the FB app sees WhatsApp conversations too; via the 'app family' facility in iOS and data sharing in Android. After all, they only state encrypted end-to-end, the 'ends' are plaintext.
Really, the NHS should have an in-house data exploitation centre. Research should be invited (and the data 'rented out') but should be done on the premises, using NHS hardware; the data should never leave.
They are not the ones getting cold, rained-on and run over by drivers. They are the ones sitting in their warm coccoons with their entertainment systems.
In the UK, the bike is invincible in the sense that it may be anywhere on the road, in any lane and in the primary position, and is also not subject to speed limits.
Actually cyclists in the UK *are* allowed to split lanes and ride anywhere in the road. They are also not technically subject to speed limits. However, they must stop at red lighs and zebra crossings. However many crossroads are being adapted to allow cyclists through on the pedestrian crossing cycle if it is safe to do so.
Can I just correct you there? He had *no* brakes at all. Pedal resistance is not adequate (I know this form riding a fixie on a track - if you tried to brake you would snap your ankles). Anyway, he was a complete bellend and it was the fact he wasn't wearing a helmet either, that killed the woman (their heads collided, if he had been wearing a helmet she would also have been protected to a certain extent).