Re:Privacy is Power: Why the fight for privacy matters
by newscracker on Thursday February 09, 2017 @08:46AM
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> WhatsApp is owned by Facebook.
> They almost certainly do not have privacy as a central focus beyond its utility as a marketing bullet.
That's certainly one big concern I have with WhatsApp (and that's why I don't use it).
The other thing is WhatsApp is not as good as Telegram in UX like the GP claims it to be. As one example, Telegram has desktop clients that do not need the phone to be around after a one time account verification, whereas WhatsApp, in my knowledge, always needs the phone to be around for the desktop or web app to be useful.
> They almost certainly do not have privacy as a central focus beyond its utility as a marketing bullet.
That's certainly one big concern I have with WhatsApp (and that's why I don't use it).
The other thing is WhatsApp is not as good as Telegram in UX like the GP claims it to be. As one example, Telegram has desktop clients that do not need the phone to be around after a one time account verification, whereas WhatsApp, in my knowledge, always needs the phone to be around for the desktop or web app to be useful.