Please tell me more about myself, since you know me so well! Not all of us bootlick for meta
Meta directly opposes the collective interests and human rights of all working class people, so I think the better question is how come you don't care.
There are many good reasons to not use WhatsApp. You've already correctly identified 47 of them.
Well I was a Firefox user since 2005 and I'm really glad people responded with top answers to my questions like the one above. We all deserve better than the status quo.
SMS works fine in any country.
And you can isolate your business requirements from your personal life.
SMS works fine.
IMEI number is out there and associated with home.
But if I remove the SIM, put it on airplane mode, and then travel, how can they detect my IMEI in a new location? Only by seizing the phone physically or perhaps if the emergency services settings leak it without a SIM right?
Interesting stuff tbh. At the end of the day I don't have strong reasons for hiding except simply not liking the invasion of privacy. So I'm fine. But it does make me want to ditch my phone entirely sometimes.
Nuxleio
joined 2 weeks ago
I didn't say it was exactly the same as FF, I said it immediately improved my experience of the Internet
Auto logouts are IMHO better for society. Putting friction between users and addictive algorithms is a simple way to encourage healthier and more mindful habits. It also encourages better security education
If people have questions like this it's a good thing. It will make them aware of how much privacy they are giving up so they have to make intentional choices about how they design their digital life
Capitalists have really ruined the culture of UX by making it all about what's good for keeping people hooked & helpless rather than what's in our collective best interests