Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 3 months agoIt's time to stop using SMS, here's why!www.privacyguides.orgexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1102cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1102external-linkIt's time to stop using SMS, here's why!www.privacyguides.orgForumite@lemm.ee to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe alternative being to lick Google’s boots?
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months ago…no, the alternative is to use any of hundreds of other chat apps that aren’t locked to specific hardware.
minus-squareCedarA64@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOutside the US and maybe Japan, iMessage isn’t even a realistic alternative to any other messaging platform or SMS.
minus-squareNithin Coca నితిన్@social.cooplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago@CedarA64 @princessnorah Certainly not in Japan - here it’s all LINE, which has its own set of concerns
The alternative being to lick Google’s boots?
…no, the alternative is to use any of hundreds of other chat apps that aren’t locked to specific hardware.
Outside the US and maybe Japan, iMessage isn’t even a realistic alternative to any other messaging platform or SMS.
@CedarA64 @princessnorah Certainly not in Japan - here it’s all LINE, which has its own set of concerns