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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by lawnchair_larry on Monday April 23, 2018 @01:28PM (#16905513)
No you can’t. Unless you want to chat with yourself. These things only work if everyone is using them without extra effort. That’s the point.
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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by Someone1234 on Monday April 23, 2018 @03:16PM (#16906501)
> These things only work if everyone is using them without extra effort.

It works fine without "everyone" using it. It can be used as best-effort security rather than a complete blanket.

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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by wu_tang_chris on Monday April 23, 2018 @04:10PM (#16906952)
i'll have one iphone, please
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