WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told

Re:WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, m... by lnxg33k1 on Friday May 19, 2023 @11:07AM (#36002847)

Meh it’s not that joining and leaving treaties is like having a picnic, while I agree with the democratic sentiment of your message I also think that it would be crazy to allow any majority dictate schizophrenic policies, the difference was under 4%, and it triggered a generational change, is that fair?

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Re:WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, m... by ta1243 on Friday May 19, 2023 @01:21PM (#36004491)

It's crazy that if I press ctrl-q my web browser warns me I'm closing so many windows/tabs, but there's no such "are you sure" when it comes to such a major irrevocable decision

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Re:WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, m... by laratied on Friday May 19, 2023 @03:59PM (#36006189)

Of course not but this is a perfect example of why this type of democracy is a terrible idea.

Putting something like that to a vote was itself insane and stupid.

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Re:WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, m... by lnxg33k1 on Friday May 19, 2023 @11:24PM (#36009096)

I don’t think putting it to vote was stupid, but enacting a generational change over a <4% was

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