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[–] emigu@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Oh for fucks sake!

So, what are some good encrypted alternatives to common messaging apps? Signal instead of WhatsApp/Messenger etc? Proton mail/drive/etc instead of Google? Any other suggestions? Would a mobile vpn help?

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just go offline, I am so sick of everything being an opportunity for privacy invasions and money extraction.

[–] emigu@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's a number of both work and private reasons why that won't be feasible. Also, I feel that we should not surrender the whole of Internet because of this bullshit.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I agree like but every direction is getting fucked at the moment.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Signal instead of WhatsApp is generally a good idea, but WA is not covered by this law as they are end to end encrypting all messages. Switching to Proton Mail would help, using a VPN (most likely) would not.

I can't understand why anybody would trust WhatsApp. It's development and infrastructure are paid for by one of the last companies you want to trust with your private data, and they even run expensive ad spots for it. Why would they do that? Facebook is not altruistic.

[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you sure it’s all messages? I thought WA group chats are not encrypted.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, we don't know for sure since WA is closed source. But group chats are supposed to be encrypted. You're thinking of Telegram.

[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

I don’t use either of them but yeh, I probably mixed them up. Thanks!

[–] dfense@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago
[–] katkit@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Perhaps Briar? I keep wanting to try it, but don't have contacts that also do. It runs offline through Bluetooth and WiFi direct as well as online through TOR.