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Definitely not, we got lured into it by the original WA owners under (later) false pretenses. Back when we would just pay a euro one time, or every year with a

Definitely not, we got lured into it by the original WA owners under (later) false pretenses. Back when we would just pay a euro one time, or every year with a big focus on privacy. Now it's just everywhere, helpdesks, schools, classes, parents, sportsclubs. All WA groups sadly. We even have this: [0], like it's some government sanctioned platform. Disgusting. I am getting more and more people into Signal though. Some geeks on Element.io. [0]: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=attentie+buurtpreventie+whatsapp&iax=images&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.nieuws.nl%2Fmedia%2Fsites%2F305%2F2015%2F12%2F05153708%2Fattentie-whatsapp-buurtpreventie.jpg https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=attentie+buurtpreventie+wha...

deaddodo 4y ago
I don't understand what this sign is supposed to mean, can you give some deeper context?
- imp0cat 4y ago
  Neighborhood watch using Whatsapp.
  - deaddodo 4y ago
    Yes, I can also Google translate. That wasn’t the question. The question was: “What does that mean? And why is it particularly nefarious/concerning?” If I said “Neighborhood watch at /r/MyNeighborNameWatchDiscussion on reddit”, is that concerning too?
    - teekert 4y ago
      It’s our government endorsing the use of an (in my opinion) horrible and closed platform. It’s public money being spend to promote a commercial company that’s not even Dutch and has a horrible privacy track record. Our local pirate party seems to agree, I’m always glad I voted for them when I read stuff like this: [0], what’s perhaps more crazy is that in that piece it is argued that WhatsApp is just how we call group chat apps :s. [0] https://blog.iusmentis.com/2021/05/10/mag-een-gemeente-whatsapp-reclamebordjes-ophangen-ter-buurtpreventie/ https://blog.iusmentis.com/2021/05/10/mag-een-gemeente-whats...
ragebol 4y ago
Hey, my neighborhood also has a sign like that! The WhatsApp dominance is the network effect in full force. I have WhatsApp, SMS, Signal, Telegram, Element/Matrix. Telegram is used just for some nerdy international group and the API from my smart oower meter, the rest is WhatsApp only.

deaddodo 4y ago

I don't understand what this sign is supposed to mean, can you give some deeper context?

imp0cat 4y ago
Neighborhood watch using Whatsapp.
- deaddodo 4y ago
  Yes, I can also Google translate. That wasn’t the question. The question was: “What does that mean? And why is it particularly nefarious/concerning?” If I said “Neighborhood watch at /r/MyNeighborNameWatchDiscussion on reddit”, is that concerning too?
  - teekert 4y ago
    It’s our government endorsing the use of an (in my opinion) horrible and closed platform. It’s public money being spend to promote a commercial company that’s not even Dutch and has a horrible privacy track record. Our local pirate party seems to agree, I’m always glad I voted for them when I read stuff like this: [0], what’s perhaps more crazy is that in that piece it is argued that WhatsApp is just how we call group chat apps :s. [0] https://blog.iusmentis.com/2021/05/10/mag-een-gemeente-whatsapp-reclamebordjes-ophangen-ter-buurtpreventie/ https://blog.iusmentis.com/2021/05/10/mag-een-gemeente-whats...

ragebol 4y ago

Hey, my neighborhood also has a sign like that! The WhatsApp dominance is the network effect in full force. I have WhatsApp, SMS, Signal, Telegram, Element/Matrix. Telegram is used just for some nerdy international group and the API from my smart oower meter, the rest is WhatsApp only.