WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to switch to Signal

Re:WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to s... by K0nserv on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @01:38PM (#12550423)

I've tried to switch to signal, but the lack of a desktop app when using iOS is a major problem for me. I'm probably in the minority with this concern.

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Re:WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to s... by offa on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:56PM (#12552156)

Telegram is great for that... but I think their desktop client still doesn't support Secret Chats, which are kind of important if you want encryption.

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Re:WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to s... by K0nserv on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @07:13PM (#12553096)

Telegram has gotten a lot of criticism for their crypto though? Kinda on the fence about using it

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Re:WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to s... by offa on Friday September 23, 2016 @03:35PM (#12567352)

That's what I'm saying, it's by far not the most secure, and if you don't use Secret Chats it's even more so. Convenient, though, and not owned by Facebook. I'm on the fence about it myself, but it's my go-to alternative to Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, not necessarily to Signal.

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Re:WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to s... by chowraid on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @02:17PM (#12550803)

I'm also going to be in that minority since I am moving away from android to iPhone.

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Re:WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to s... by AmrEldib on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @06:35PM (#12552863)

Signal's desktop app is in beta https://whispersystems.org/blog/signal-desktop-public/

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Re:WhatsApp puts advertisers first, users second – time to s... by K0nserv on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @07:12PM (#12553093)

That only works with an Android phone last I checked

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