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Is it (still) worth trying to switch my family and friends from WhatsApp to Signal? (Read all of it, please.) (kbin.social)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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This may sound a bit dumb, but eh.

So when that WhatsApp privacy policy change thing happened in early 2021, I tried switching from WhatsApp to Signal and Telegram. Telegram kinda stuck with me since i still get news from there, but Signal... not really because I didn't care about privacy back then. Now, I want to make the switch from WhatsApp to Signal, and I have a few plans on how to do that. But, is it worth it, since most people in Türkiye use Whatsapp and even if I switch my family and friends over to Signal, they'll still use WhatsApp since most people are on there.

So, yeah. Should i try, or is it not worth doing? Let me know, also, thanks in advance!

(Note: Most of my family and friends don't really care about privacy.)

(Note 2: This was also posted in r/signal and r/privacy subreddits.)

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

To be fair I did have to install discord to stay in contact with a good friend. It's such a piece of junk I don't see what she likes about it, but ahh well.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    "I will only talk to you if you use discord" doesn't sound like a good friend to me but if that works for you go for it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Haha yea people can be all up in arms about nothing. And I'm sure my behavior appears the same to them. She's one of the most amazing people I know, incredibly kind and patient, and has always supported me in many ways.

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