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It has begun !!! Now we need passwords for each other !! (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The time has come for us to make passwords for identifying each other..

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[–] 45 points 3 years ago (4 children)

You might not be aware of it, but in India (and SEA), using whatsapp video call is a lot more common than calling using your carrier's phone service. No one would think twice when receiving a whatsapp video calls there.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    i am not aware of that, no, but my point is not that the video call itself is suspicious. it is that if you have have a suspicion for whatever reason, normal cell call for a verification is far easier than doing some strange gymnastics the person above suggested (which may or may not work).

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    I guess that also allows for some 'benefit of the doubt' from the point of view of the victim, it's probably harder to spot artifacts that would be obvious on a TV or monitor screen when the image is v small, and any glitches could be due to the video stream / compression

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  • [+] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Two things really:

    1. Unlike in the US, unlimited calls and unlimited sms is not a thing in many countries where WhatsApp is popular. In contrast, WhatsApp calls and messages are free. This was quite significant, especially early on when WhatsApp starting to get popular during the J2ME / Symbian era.

    2. Now that everyone use it, if you don't use it you'll be that one weirdo who don't use WhatsApp and people may choose to not contact you at all (especially if it'll cost money to call you). Even businesses and banks have WhatsApp account these days, so not using WhatsApp will inconvenience you if you live where WhatsApp is dominant.

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