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What's inside the QR code menu at this cafe? (peabee.substack.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 16 points 2 years ago* (8 children)

The main event here was pretty interesting, but I'd just like to say that

It asked me for my name and Whatsapp mobile number.

Why not just the mobile number. Do they also operate drive-ins that only accept BMWs?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    In certain places like India, WhatsApp is the default means of communication for everyone.
    You can use it without phone data if you are on wifi, it supports better quality than sms for sending images, you can video chat with it, it's cross platform, etc etc.

    What's more amazing to me is that it's not more popular in western countries.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I know it's dominant, but it just sucks. To go back to the previous analogy, Whatsapp should have a monopoly on communication as much as BMW should have a monopoly on transportation.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    I agree and use Signal myself.
    But people like the extra features of WhatsApp like desktop/web clients with seamless history sync and all the other little things that WhatsApp provides.
    The average Joe doesn't even think about security or privacy, they just know that the results of using WhatsApp are superior than using SMS.
    iMessage is a non starter everywhere out of the US, it just doesn't have the market penetration.
    As an Australian, no one I know (many of whom own iPhones) talk about the blue-green bubble stuff.
    They recognise where the fault lies and simply don't use the app.

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