• @loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works
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    162 months ago

    And unfortunately, hard to move away from because so many people are using it and it’s hard to push other people to change. I’ve heard of a bill being discussed to force WhatsApp to become interoperable with other messaging platforms that use similar protocols, like Signal. I have WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram, but rarely use the other two because most people I know don’t. The minute interoperability happens I’m ditching WhatsApp, but I’m sure the Zuck will do all it can to prevent it…

    • elmicha
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      72 months ago

      Whatsapp already implemented this, but as far as I know nobody took the offer. E.g. Signal and Threema don’t want to connect with WhatsApp.

      • @loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works
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        42 months ago

        I see… Yeah, I guess user data could leak through their interaction with WhatsApp, and a messaging service that whose biggest selling argument is privacy wouldn’t want that… It’s a shame. Guess I’ll just keep using them with the people who do.

    • @Don_alForno@feddit.org
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      22 months ago

      The Zuck will embrace it. It’s the other messengers that have stated that they would not work with meta. And I’m honestly with them.

      I have zero hope for any possible open standard for messengers to not be comandeered by google/fb et al so that it’ll end up to be a net loss in privacy and security. I have no interest to compromise my own privacy because aunt Karen doesn’t want to switch apps.

    • @MetalMachine@feddit.nl
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      12 months ago

      I feel like having it being interoperable with something like signal defeats the whole purpose of signal