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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Edit - y'all are awesome! I'm gonna check out all of these - thank you!!

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A family member is moving out of country and convinced the best way to keep in touch is with WhatsApp. I really don't want to install any Meta shit on my phone.

Any recommendation for a FOSS or other alternative from a company that's less of an ethical dumpster fire?

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[-] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth 2 points 1 day ago

I'd recommend just regular texting, but if for whatever reason you can't/don't want to the. matrix should work, it's basically foss discord.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 12 hours ago

Why would you recommend texting as an alternative?

[-] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth 1 points 36 minutes ago

not as an alternative to Whatsapp, I mean not bothering with an alternative to texting. there is no need for something like Whatsapp because everything it does is already part of just texting normally. Whatsapp is a texting alternative, and as such is pointless.

[-] diffusive@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Otherwise you donโ€™t get all operators being able to read your messages, all the vulnerabilities of SS7 (so not only your operator, any random dude with experience can read your messages)

So many advantages!

But it is compatible with iMessage that it is what really matters, really ๐Ÿ˜‚

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