Mysteriarch ☀️@slrpnk.net to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months agoTo comply with DMA, WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocoltechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down10
arrow-up1265arrow-down1external-linkTo comply with DMA, WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocoltechcrunch.comMysteriarch ☀️@slrpnk.net to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square117fedilink
minus-squarehelenslunchlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4 months agoIt’s not useless. It has a very specific use that does not coincide with interoperability with data-mining corporations.
minus-squarejherazob@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 months agoIt also does not coincide with most people
minus-squarehelenslunchlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 months agoIt doesn’t have to. It does, however, have to remain private.
minus-squaretobogganablaze@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoSo if you are worried about data mining, only use signal-to-signal. But for most people it would be amazing to be able to interoperate with whatsapp.
minus-squarehelenslunchlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI agree but Signal obviously does not. Once again, this is one of the reasons cited for removing SMS.
It’s not useless. It has a very specific use that does not coincide with interoperability with data-mining corporations.
It also does not coincide with most people
It doesn’t have to. It does, however, have to remain private.
It’s up to us to sway them over!
So if you are worried about data mining, only use signal-to-signal. But for most people it would be amazing to be able to interoperate with whatsapp.
I agree but Signal obviously does not. Once again, this is one of the reasons cited for removing SMS.