Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 9 days 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 · 9 days agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squarePagPag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoI know some have concerns about iMessage, should Apple go complete evil…but I wouldn’t say it’s in the same league as the other two.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoMy only concern is that you can’t use it without licking Apple’s boots.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoThe alternative being to lick Google’s boots?
minus-squareCedarA64@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days 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-up1·4 days ago@CedarA64 @princessnorah Certainly not in Japan - here it’s all LINE, which has its own set of concerns
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days ago…no, the alternative is to use any of hundreds of other chat apps that aren’t locked to specific hardware.
I know some have concerns about iMessage, should Apple go complete evil…but I wouldn’t say it’s in the same league as the other two.
My only concern is that you can’t use it without licking Apple’s boots.
The alternative being to lick Google’s boots?
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
…no, the alternative is to use any of hundreds of other chat apps that aren’t locked to specific hardware.