schizoidman@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days agoThe EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats is back on the agendawww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldeurope@feddit.org
arrow-up1316arrow-down1external-linkThe EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats is back on the agendawww.techradar.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldeurope@feddit.org
minus-squareEmberleaf@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19·15 days agoThey can’t scan chats that don’t exist. Time to make a switch, folks!
minus-squareeleitl@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·15 days agoSelf hosting Matrix comes to mind. With deployment automation it’s reasonably painless.
minus-squareprototype_g2@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 days agoYou are severally over-estimating the computer skills of the general population. Here is some data on that.
minus-squareeleitl@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 days agoThanks. It’s slightly worse than I thought. I’m kinda limited to communication with my small peer group, so I don’t notice that other user classes exist.
minus-squareEmberleaf@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-214 days agoSignal would be the best choice, imho. Next best would be SimpleX for android or iOS. The desktop version is currently not great.
They can’t scan chats that don’t exist. Time to make a switch, folks!
A switch to what? To nothing?
Self hosting Matrix comes to mind. With deployment automation it’s reasonably painless.
You are severally over-estimating the computer skills of the general population. Here is some data on that.
Thanks. It’s slightly worse than I thought. I’m kinda limited to communication with my small peer group, so I don’t notice that other user classes exist.
Snail mail
Signal would be the best choice, imho. Next best would be SimpleX for android or iOS. The desktop version is currently not great.