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Again, I think that view is US centric. Many other countries have WhatsApp as the default. I'm not even suggesting that they should have WhatsApp as the default

Again, I think that view is US centric. Many other countries have WhatsApp as the default. I'm not even suggesting that they should have WhatsApp as the default, just describing the reality as I am seeing it. And yes even the biggest companies and government entities are using WhatsApp. When I was traveling through LATAM they were taking pictures of passports on their phones and sent off for checking via WhatsApp - a US passenger freaked out over it and I had to explain to her that this is just how it's done in LATAM.

mynameisvlad 2y ago
> I was traveling through LATAM they were taking pictures of passports on their phones and sent off for checking via WhatsApp - a US passenger freaked out over it and I had to explain to her that this is just how it's done in LATAM. You had a mid-sized to corporate business sending passports over WhatsApp? I highly doubt that. This is not even coming from a “US-centric” view. This is coming from a “that will never pass any sort of compliance or hell corporate governance” sniff test.
- cjbgkagh 2y ago
  I am describing reality as I see it, at this point you're basically calling me a liar. You could have simply googled it yourself; e.g. "is it normal to use WhatsApp for business in Latin America?" to which the resulting summary is "Across LATAM, WhatsApp is used by citizens as a way to communicate with family and friends and is being increasingly used by businesses big and small to provide customer service, make sales, take bookings, and more." Note the --> big <-- part of that. You don't need to rely on my assertions the when there is so much evidence readily available. I have no idea why you're arguing with me and do not care that you don't believe me - what on earth would I have to gain by lying to you in this way. It makes no sense.
- pmontra 2y ago
  Italy here. Photo ids via WhatsApp is not normal but it happens. WhatsApp video calls as proof of identity are normal: showing your face and a photo id is a way to get formally identified by many of the identity providers for the state digital id platform.

mynameisvlad 2y ago

> I was traveling through LATAM they were taking pictures of passports on their phones and sent off for checking via WhatsApp - a US passenger freaked out over it and I had to explain to her that this is just how it's done in LATAM. You had a mid-sized to corporate business sending passports over WhatsApp? I highly doubt that. This is not even coming from a “US-centric” view. This is coming from a “that will never pass any sort of compliance or hell corporate governance” sniff test.

cjbgkagh 2y ago
I am describing reality as I see it, at this point you're basically calling me a liar. You could have simply googled it yourself; e.g. "is it normal to use WhatsApp for business in Latin America?" to which the resulting summary is "Across LATAM, WhatsApp is used by citizens as a way to communicate with family and friends and is being increasingly used by businesses big and small to provide customer service, make sales, take bookings, and more." Note the --> big <-- part of that. You don't need to rely on my assertions the when there is so much evidence readily available. I have no idea why you're arguing with me and do not care that you don't believe me - what on earth would I have to gain by lying to you in this way. It makes no sense.
pmontra 2y ago
Italy here. Photo ids via WhatsApp is not normal but it happens. WhatsApp video calls as proof of identity are normal: showing your face and a photo id is a way to get formally identified by many of the identity providers for the state digital id platform.