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Is there any point not using WhatsApp if I use Instagram already? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by catastrophicblues@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ca

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I use Instagram as the one social media platform that all my friends are on, plus I sometimes watch reels to kill time. However, as a privacy-conscious person, this is obviously not great for privacy. Is there, then, any good reason to still abstain from using WhatsApp?

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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago

use Signal instead – same encryption that Whatsapp copied but without Facebook’s backdoors built in

the idea is don’t put all your eggs into one (corporate) basket – your first choice should be privacy-oriented FOSS apps, but if you have to use privacy-invading apps, spread out the love among different corporations, make them put at least some token effort into compiling your profile