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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by st1x7 on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:56PM (#25663857)
The problem isn't silos, it's lack of privacy. Signal solves that problem.
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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by FalconSensei on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:54PM (#25664566)
Signal isn't 100% private: you need a phone number, and you can't use on a computer unless you install the app on the phone first.
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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by mr_toad on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @10:21PM (#25666881)
It’s not anonymous, but anonymity isn’t equivalent to privacy.
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