Re:Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed
by cronix on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @12:59PM
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Wouldn't texting be the defacto standard, and works everywhere for the last 25 or so years? Or, omg, actually use that phone app in your phone and call, which also works everywhere?
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Re:Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed
by ptd on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @01:08PM
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In a lot of countries the majority of phones plans work on a prepaid credit system and every text you send eats up X amount of credits. You can send an unlimited amount of messages and videos on WhatsApp for free if you have access to the internet. Phone calls eat up even more credits, but you can make as many as you want on WhatsApp.
Re:Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed
by moreira on Thursday March 07, 2019 @02:28AM
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Not sure where you live but in the UK it certainly does seem like -everyone- from all walks has WhatsApp and would rather talk there.
Obviously texts and phone calls are available, and I do not use WhatsApp because it’s Facebook; my comment was just a reflection on how pervasive Facebook is.