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I do the same. No Facebook on phone except logging in with iOS safari in private mode very rarely. However, WhatsApp is the killer app that I’m being peer pres

I do the same. No Facebook on phone except logging in with iOS safari in private mode very rarely. However, WhatsApp is the killer app that I’m being peer pressured into keeping on the phone because of social effect. There is just no alternative to it in sight :-( I wish. Gmail -> FastMail. I’d heartily recommend as a very happy customer. Google maps is still another cancer I don’t know how to get rid of.

hellofunk 7y ago
Are you concerned at all about fastmail being located in Australia considering the new anti-privacy laws they are required to comply with?
- farisjarrah 7y ago
  Not a fastmail customer, but someone who is looking for other paid email providers, the whole privacy thing is concerning, but more concerning to me is getting Google banned and losing access to much of my online life.
- reacharavindh 7y ago
  Yes, I have been concerned with the stupid law in Australia. To be honest, email is not encrypted, and I use it with its limitations in mind. What worries me the most is not a government reading into my emails.. it is advertisement companies and a mighty powerful Google that constantly profiles me with whatever data it can get on me. If FastMail could keep my data away from Google and other advertisement companies, I’m all good. Although I wish Australia doesn’t do something as stupid as this law.
TurkishPoptart 7y ago
I love Telegram. And Signal.
- skyyler 7y ago
  Telegram is great for group chats and I actually see it being a potential replacement for twitter in some specialized domains thanks to the Channels feature. Signal is great for when you want to talk about things that governments have decided shouldn't be talked about.
  - socceroos 7y ago
    I think Signal is better for group chats and is a potential replacement. Briar is better suited, in my opinion, for talking about things that governments have decided shouldn't be talked about.

hellofunk 7y ago

Are you concerned at all about fastmail being located in Australia considering the new anti-privacy laws they are required to comply with?

farisjarrah 7y ago
Not a fastmail customer, but someone who is looking for other paid email providers, the whole privacy thing is concerning, but more concerning to me is getting Google banned and losing access to much of my online life.
reacharavindh 7y ago
Yes, I have been concerned with the stupid law in Australia. To be honest, email is not encrypted, and I use it with its limitations in mind. What worries me the most is not a government reading into my emails.. it is advertisement companies and a mighty powerful Google that constantly profiles me with whatever data it can get on me. If FastMail could keep my data away from Google and other advertisement companies, I’m all good. Although I wish Australia doesn’t do something as stupid as this law.

TurkishPoptart 7y ago

I love Telegram. And Signal.

skyyler 7y ago
Telegram is great for group chats and I actually see it being a potential replacement for twitter in some specialized domains thanks to the Channels feature. Signal is great for when you want to talk about things that governments have decided shouldn't be talked about.
- socceroos 7y ago
  I think Signal is better for group chats and is a potential replacement. Briar is better suited, in my opinion, for talking about things that governments have decided shouldn't be talked about.