โฒ 205 โผ WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App (www.nytimes.com) submitted 8 months ago by MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments ๐ 1
[โ] muzzle@lemmy.zip 109 points 8 months ago (6 children) Thank god, maybe I can get my family to switch to signal. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] forwhomthecattolls@sh.itjust.works 37 points 8 months ago (2 children) it's been so so nice having most of my friends and family (that want to talk to me) on Signal. it's so unobtrusive and chill not to mention the peace of mind permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] morto@piefed.social 17 points 8 months ago (1 child) Teach us your ways! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] forwhomthecattolls@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago so, honestly i'm a bit lucky because i'm the family and friends tech person, so i really pushed them to get on Signal if they want to reach me reliably because it's so much safer, and they trust me. I've given them practical demonstrations of end to end encryption, I also just kinda hold them hostage by only making myself super available on Signal. Also worth mention is that lots of my friends are queer or at risk in some way or another so they have lots of motivation to stay safe. I still do have to use RCS sometimes to get in touch with some family but that's better than SMS which I avoid like the plague. that's pretty much it permalink fedilink source parent [โ] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago It's SUCH a battle. The only people I had on Signal were my immediate family. I just replaced it with my own XMPP server so my kids can join without a SIM. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 8 months ago Lucky, my parents call me paranoid for using IronFox even though they DO know about tracking. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] johsny@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago Same! permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] forwhomthecattolls@sh.itjust.works 37 points 8 months ago (2 children) it's been so so nice having most of my friends and family (that want to talk to me) on Signal. it's so unobtrusive and chill not to mention the peace of mind permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] morto@piefed.social 17 points 8 months ago (1 child) Teach us your ways! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] forwhomthecattolls@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago so, honestly i'm a bit lucky because i'm the family and friends tech person, so i really pushed them to get on Signal if they want to reach me reliably because it's so much safer, and they trust me. I've given them practical demonstrations of end to end encryption, I also just kinda hold them hostage by only making myself super available on Signal. Also worth mention is that lots of my friends are queer or at risk in some way or another so they have lots of motivation to stay safe. I still do have to use RCS sometimes to get in touch with some family but that's better than SMS which I avoid like the plague. that's pretty much it permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] morto@piefed.social 17 points 8 months ago (1 child) Teach us your ways! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] forwhomthecattolls@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago so, honestly i'm a bit lucky because i'm the family and friends tech person, so i really pushed them to get on Signal if they want to reach me reliably because it's so much safer, and they trust me. I've given them practical demonstrations of end to end encryption, I also just kinda hold them hostage by only making myself super available on Signal. Also worth mention is that lots of my friends are queer or at risk in some way or another so they have lots of motivation to stay safe. I still do have to use RCS sometimes to get in touch with some family but that's better than SMS which I avoid like the plague. that's pretty much it permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] forwhomthecattolls@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago so, honestly i'm a bit lucky because i'm the family and friends tech person, so i really pushed them to get on Signal if they want to reach me reliably because it's so much safer, and they trust me. I've given them practical demonstrations of end to end encryption, I also just kinda hold them hostage by only making myself super available on Signal. Also worth mention is that lots of my friends are queer or at risk in some way or another so they have lots of motivation to stay safe. I still do have to use RCS sometimes to get in touch with some family but that's better than SMS which I avoid like the plague. that's pretty much it permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago It's SUCH a battle. The only people I had on Signal were my immediate family. I just replaced it with my own XMPP server so my kids can join without a SIM. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 8 months ago Lucky, my parents call me paranoid for using IronFox even though they DO know about tracking. permalink fedilink source parent