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.
Signal for those who have it and SMS for everyone else
Another vote for signal
Would rather use WhatsApp then SMS. Its much more secure and private and doesn’t cost money. Although if RCS is an option it could be used instead of SMS or WhatsApp.
How private can WhatsApp be if Meta owns it?
If you Chat via WhatsApp the Chat is probably in cleartext on the servers of
But at least You can be sure if you are really chatting to the right person
You can send self destructive messages with a very short livespan that probably won’t land in cleartext on somebody else’s devices.
If you call you are Safe, its encrypted and not stored unencrypted in backups.
So its possible to use it encrypted
If you Chat via SMS the Chat is probably in cleartext on the servers of
You can’t be sure if you are really chatting to the right person
Calls are interceptable.
impossible to use securely
SMS are not encrypted, messages in whatsapp are, in some way
If you trust Meta not to snoop, which I dont
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/whatsapp-end-to-end-encrypted-messages-arent-that-private-after-all/
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.
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?
No, but don’t use SMS either. Meta Apps have the permission to access SMS.
Well I don’t use any Meta apps.
But I have to use SMS for certain people
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
Generally when people say “I use SMS” they mean “SMS, MMS, and RCS”.
There is a big difference tho.
Sure, but colloquially that’s how I is used. People have apps that send “SMS” and they call anything it sends “SMS”. People don’t make conscious decisions on which to use of the three, it’s automatic.
You still pay for SMS? Do you not get a ridiculous amount bundled into your plan?
Depends currently I use a free one where they are included. Before that I used another one where they were extra and before that I used a prepaid plan where they were extra just data was cheaper.
In the UK basic SMS is free but if you want to send a media message it’s hella expensive
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is not available anymore in Germany. Why would anyone sane use that shit if there are free options?
In Mexico you can pay for unlimited sms by time, like for a day or a week or a month or more. For a month would be $100MXN, that are like $5.28USD, for unlimited: calls, sms, META suit, and got like 1.3GB to surf the web.