Re:Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers
by 4ad on Thursday February 15, 2018 @04:16AM
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> Yep. As as a European WhatsApp has become as essential as breathing.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I am an European, and I have never used WhatsApp.
Re:Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers
by arethuza on Thursday February 15, 2018 @05:42AM
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I don't use WhatsApp myself but I was surprised to find that members of my extended family (mostly in their 50s) had started using it to stay in touch rather than Facebook.
Also, from what I have read, WhatsApp is very popular in UK political circles (MPs, SPADs etc.).
Re:Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers
by tremon on Thursday February 15, 2018 @08:44AM
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I don't use WhatsApp myself but I was surprised to find that members of my extended family (mostly in their 50s) had started using it to stay in touch rather than Facebook.
They're still using Facebook, just one of its other shapes.
Re:Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers
by arethuza on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:23PM
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I think when people refer to Facebook they mean the social networking site, not a product of Facebook Inc.
Re:Facebook spamming users via their 2FA phone numbers
by tylersmith on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @08:56PM
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If you genuinely consider a phone app as essential as breathing you should reevaluate your situation before it goes away or causes you issues. If your life and communications ever become hampered due to WA there's no one to blame but yourself. It's a large point of failure for people that rely on others so heavily.
Unless WhatsApp ever charges money. That would get people to move.