[HN Gopher] WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be ...
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WhatsApp's new privacy policy is so bad it might be illegal
Author : elorant
Score : 51 points
Date : 2021-04-13 20:42 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| 2Gkashmiri wrote:
| As someone who has never held a WhatsApp account / Instagram, I
| do see the network effect that wants to pull me into the
| conversation but I have always resisted. Even before, I had
| telegram, there were like 3 contacts total. Then with the recent
| mass migration, I quit that as well because "people" joined.
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| Now im a happy matrix camper. Didnt even bother with signal
| because meh mobile requirement and their dishonest Foss policy.
| aflag wrote:
| I was really hoping these privacy concerns would dissuade people
| from using WhatsApp. But I have a hidden agenda: I hate their web
| app. I just want a chat software I can use from anywhere.
| foolinaround wrote:
| In Jan, there was a big outcry, i thought all would move to
| signal. I have about 25% of the conversations in signal, but
| especially for groups, whatsapp is so sticky, that they seem to
| have broadly failed in signal, and are back to whatsapp.
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| I continue to have individual conversations on signal with most
| friends, but the idea of being able to leave whatsapp seems to be
| much tougher than I thought.
| darig wrote:
| You're the glue creating the stickiness. Leave. Either they
| follow you, or they don't value you or themselves.
| bla3 wrote:
| If we're doing anecdata: All my contacts are on Signal now. I
| uninstalled WhatsApp back in Jan.
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