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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by mhd on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:39PM (#25664379)
I don't read a lot about it on HN, but at least the threema client[0] is open-source, too, and the servers are in Switzerland.

[0]: https://threema.ch/en/open-source

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by nalekberov on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:51PM (#25664529)
“Open source” is sold to the people as “you have the most control”, but in reality once your data reaches their end, you have no idea what is deal with it. Open source centralized solution does not an will not solve the problem. They can not.
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