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> Given that Facebook already takes a full copy of all of my contacts (I use WhatsApp) I recommend using web apps, not native apps, for things like Facebook. Y
by dwheeler 7y ago
> Given that Facebook already takes a full copy of all of my contacts (I use WhatsApp)
I recommend using web apps, not native apps, for things like Facebook. Your browser will not hand over your contacts list to the world, so preferring your browser is often a good move. Won't work for everyone, but it works for me.
You can also choose apps from orgs that care more about privacy. Signal works just fine instead of Whatsapp.
- oarsinsync 7y ago> You can also choose apps from orgs that care more about privacy. Signal works just fine instead of Whatsapp. Network effects means that despite me being on iMessage and Signal, almost all my comms arrive on Whatsapp. I could remove myself from Whatsapp, but already abstaining from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn means my choices realistically are to either use IM platform as a selection criteria for my friends (which I've already done to a degree, and lost a lot of casual friends by not being on any of the above), or accept that there's no suitable alternative and give in to this particular beast.