Uh oh. What did I miss about WhatsApp?
this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2021
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The post is from 3 years ago, around that time, where facebook bought WhatsApp if my memory serve me right.
Tf is wrong with my hot algorithm that I’m getting 3yo posts on my front page? 😅
That’s a very good question 😂
POV 2024:
we are now desperately trying to get people off of signal because it turned out it was privacywashing (like greenwashing, but with privacy)
It would either tire out people or teach them to take their privacy seriously.
I will also leave whatsapp. It's true that I hardly use it. In my case I use Telegram. Why to Signal? Telegram is much more widespread than Signal. I understand that Telegram is not 100% secure, but neither is Signal when you need a phone number. That is the first rule.