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I don't really agree. The more crap they add the more I will want to leave. This payment stuff will lead to new types of (WhatsApp takeover scams are already ra

I don't really agree. The more crap they add the more I will want to leave. This payment stuff will lead to new types of (WhatsApp takeover scams are already rampant here). PayPal is good enough for this and fairly trusted, I don't want to give everyone all my details. Remember this will force them to ask for ID for everyone who uses this due to money laundering legislation. I don't want my chat apps to know who I really am. Consider ICQ that was really well loved until they bloated it with unnecessary crap. Same with MSN messenger. I think this will happen here too. WeChat just works because the whole government is pushing for it and because privacy is just not a thing in China.

3v1n0 6y ago
I don't see the link with ICQ here... Telegram lives on big communities where in many of them trading is already a fact, making it easier to do in app is just another useful feature to then, not something pushing away (or that you are forced to use). Plus, nowadays there are so many ways to send money, that if you don't like one, you can just decide to go with another path
- GekkePrutser 6y ago
  Indeed, you're not forced to use it. The problem I see is that in order to promote such features, apps often want to ensure that all users are able to use it. So they would force ID requirements on users so they don't have to do this the first time they receive money. This is what I'm worried about. I don't want my chat apps to have my ID on file because I'm sure this will be used for tracking as well, could possibly be leaked etc. Here in Europe all money sending/receiving apps now require a photo of passport etc due to money laundering laws. Which is fine for a money sending app, but not if I just want to chat :)