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Re:The Whole Web Pays for Google and Facebook to Be Free by dotancohen on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @10:21AM (#26329442) 

  > What I truly miss is a competitor for both Google and
  > Facebook. McDonald's has Burger King. Who do we go to
  > when Google and Facebook overcharge us for advertising?
  > The problem here is lack of competition
Forget advertising. I was recently passed up for employment because I don't use Whatsapp.

And no, I do not consent to Whatsapp's terms of service even if I could carry a second burner phone.

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Re:The Whole Web Pays for Google and Facebook to Be Free by mywacaday on Thursday March 04, 2021 @07:00AM (#26341326)
Hi, I find it interesting that you rejected a job based on the requirement for Whatsapp. What specifically caused that rejection and are there and other apps or companies that you would reject based on TOS. Personally I have concerns the way Microsoft is going with the MyAnalytics etc. but I don't know if I feel strongly enough to reject any job based on the tools they use.
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Re:The Whole Web Pays for Google and Facebook to Be Free by dotancohen on Thursday March 04, 2021 @02:21PM (#26346895)
Actually, I do reject most apps due to abuse of location and other data. I do have Telegram installed, with no location permissions. Other than that, the only other must-have app for me is AnkiDroid.
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Re:The Whole Web Pays for Google and Facebook to Be Free by ysopex on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @02:50PM (#26333443)
Can you provide more details on this? I decline to use a number of apps supported by Facebook and Google but have yet to have anyone refuse to hire me because of that.
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Re:The Whole Web Pays for Google and Facebook to Be Free by dotancohen on Thursday March 04, 2021 @06:35AM (#26341163)
Sure. During the recruitment process I had to go through a few stages and a few people. One of the seniors wanted to send me information via WhatsApp and I responded that I do not use WhatsApp. His response was pretty much install it to communicate with me or you're more trouble than you're worth (worded much more diplomatically). I did not install Whatsapp and was informed shortly afterwards that they are going with a more suitable candidate, even though I was far enough in the recruitment process that I was already scheduling with the PM.
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