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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by rolling_resistance@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

I have to use Whatsapp, unfortunately. Are there any good alternatives to the default app on Android?

I'm worried about all the data it shares with Meta. I denied all permissions but this makes it less convenient, and the app probably still sends over the data that available without them.

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[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 days ago

Is there a gun to your head? If the answer is no, then you're not being forced to use it. And so you only think you have to use it, because it would be more inconvenient not to do so, but you can make that choice. I don't use it and never will. And I will simply tell people that if they ask.

[-] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 13 points 6 days ago

Some/most places outside the USA heavily rely on WhatsApp for communication. This is like saying "you dont need to be able to talk with your friends, family, or employer"

[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 days ago

I have actually stopped talking to both friends and family because they refused to use a more privacy-preserving platform.

[-] Virkkunen@fedia.io 8 points 6 days ago

Well if you're in a country that uses WhatsApp as a main communication platform, then either you use it too or you don't talk to your friends, family and more.

[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago

I have dropped friends, family, and more in order to use more private communications platforms. And if they ever do join those platforms, I will talk to them again.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Bro thinks he has friends. 'I can't leave WhatsApp' is a self report.

[-] rolling_resistance@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Unlike some of you here, I actually do.

[-] zingo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Ouch!

Pierced my heart, that one.

[-] rolling_resistance@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I was not asking for advice.

What I find really annoying about this community, is that no matter what you do, for some people it just won't be good enough, and they will throw it in your face.

this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2024
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