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that'll never happen - WhatsApp is almost WeChat for Europe, it's ubiquitous and the network effect is so strong you'll really struggle to get masses of people
by turkeywelder 6y ago
that'll never happen - WhatsApp is almost WeChat for Europe, it's ubiquitous and the network effect is so strong you'll really struggle to get masses of people to switch away fom it.
99% of people outside of the HN bubble will just look at the dialog, click OK and carry on as normal.
- rusk 6y agoIf WhatsApp can’t be legally compliant then they simply can’t provide the service. It’s up to them.
- submeta 6y agoInstead of surrendering we - technically aware people - should think about possibilities to make them respect privacy or think about ways to change the situation.
- Spivak 6y agoYes but not clicking through the shrink-wrap agreement isn't a real way to do it. Legislation that requires people be able to say no to data collection without loss of service would go a long way.
- StreamBright 6y agoI have messaged a bunch of my EU friends with this article. Most of them were shocked.
- technocratius 6y agoI did the same. Mixed reactions, some shocked, some shrug and move on. And my friends are academically educated and relatively conscious of this issue I believe. Probably not the most representative sample...
- StreamBright 6y agoI think this level ignorance is pretty common today.