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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 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Here in the NL it's almost like some kind of privatized utility. It's used for sensitive things too.

A while ago there was an audit: Lo and behold the backups weren't e2ee. What ever happened to warrants?

Well I just told everyone I'm switching a few years back and that's that. And actually a lot of people switched because they preferred it over email and SMS.

It's best to avoid trying to persuade others. Just say how they can contact you and leave it at that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly, just stop using it yourself and let others know how they can still contact you. If they aren't willing to do that they aren't worth talking to in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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.