That's a glowing recommendation of Signal. And a good reminder to donate. I'm doing it right now.
Celebrity/billionaire worship. Just no. It means their values are wildly erratic.
This would only be meaningful if it wasn't collected in the first place.
Reminder: this is the company that holds a monopoly on the internet and dictates web standards.
I need to understand why people still keep giving that man money. Willingly. It's mind boggling.
Whose fault is it though? I get that collective will is hard, but you as an individual have the power to move, organize, mobilize, whatever you want.
The company doesn't value you? Move. Why are you giving this company free labor?
For the "prestige" of being a ("anonymous") reddit mod? Give me a break. There's better things to do and be prouder of in life.
Stop giving this company time, money, and attention. And tell others to do the same. Otherwise, you're digging your own (and everyone else's) hole.
Yes, it's unfair, but it's an unfair system. So let's all do our part. And let's also organize and mobilize on that. Can't be done by continuing to feed it.
What's even scarier is that takeout is probably only the data they want you to see, or are legally obliged to share.
I would be willing to wager they have lots more on you that you're not even aware of.
Serious question: why does everyone in silicon valley have a god complex?
Fuck Google. Ruining the internet for profit.
Friend gave me access to his Adobe account (I'm never giving Adobe money again), and it looks like they don't even support Firefox. That means I'm not using even the one remaining browser-based Adobe service that's left.
I couldn't agree more. We shouldn't need to be somewhere else to receive announcements (especially such important ones).
Not to mention Discord's horrible record of privacy and security. I don't have an account and will never make one, and I'm sure many others in the fediverse will agree.
I actually just tested out the account making process, and I got asked for my phone number. No. Way.
We're here because we care about a decentralized, open network. Aside from its confusing and busy UX, it's not even indexable. Discord is literally a black hole for information and terrible for everyone except for Discord itself, who is doing who knows what with all of our data.
Discord is everything the fediverse stands against.
Wait, what? A shitty Google product? Plagued by ads and spyware? No way!
As others have pointed out here, use Aurora Store or F-Droid.
Have you also tried using Signal instead of WhatsApp? Sorry, had to do it.