Recent intrusive changes in the privacy policy of WhatsApp (including the sharing of never before seen amounts of unencrypted user data with the parent company Facebook) have prompted a mass exodus of WhatsApp users to the secure and open-source alternative Signal. I have been hoping for a change like this for years. I wrote a non-technical blog post about the problems with WhatsApp in detail, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of other messaging apps as well.

https://output.ilonagabor.de/general/2021/01/11/Signal.html

  • Nonagon ∞ Orc@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Where I live whatsapp is very much the standard. I am unable to convince even my nerdiest friends to convert to signal. But I will keep hoping that at some point people around me will start caring about their privacy!

    • woordknutselaar@mastodon.social
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      1 year ago

      @nonagonOrc @gabor I recognize this as well. But since I deleted Whatsapp, the urge of a quick reply was more important to them than just call; most downloaded it after a while when they found out I was serious about it😄

      • Nonagon ∞ Orc@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        You are definitely right, it’s a matter of commitment. Maybe soon I will be willing to cause this mild frustration with my friends.