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What chat app do you recommend? DeMETAing (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by capuccino@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Well, Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and now Whatsapp. I really can't stand using an app that has ads. I really really could use them if they weren't so intrusive or annoying, Whatsapp it's the only META app that I'm still using due my close relations do use it.

Which App do you use to chat with your closest people? You simple don't? Or you use another medium to get in touch? I always can make a call to my relatives, but there are people, like my gf, which I need to communicate in more than one way, send audios, photos, videos, etc. Every reply it's appreciate it.

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[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

SMS are not encrypted, messages in whatsapp are, in some way

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] rirus@feddit.org 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

See my post above: WhatsApp backups are unencrypted by default to Google/Apple servers. But at least you have options to make it more secure.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

So all in all, would you say my messages are more likely to be captured by Meta when using WhatsApp, or SMS? I ask in good faith. I am aware SMS isn't secure, but at least it isn't literally hosted by Meta... So if Meta was my main concern for my threat model would you still recommend WhatsApp?

[–] rirus@feddit.org 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

No, but don't use SMS either. Meta Apps have the permission to access SMS.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Well I don't use any Meta apps.
But I have to use SMS for certain people

[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I was aware that whatsapp checked first the message and then send it both your recipient (which needs to pass trough META servers) and META itself