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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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The EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats is back on the agenda (www.techradar.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] ohwhatfollyisman 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

but that's the beaury of email! people don't need to be on the same app to communicate with each other!

that arbitrary walled-off garden of whatsapp doesn't hamper anyone here!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Of course there are alternatives, that's not the main problem, it's the adoption by people not familiar or interested in tech.

https://activitypub.rocks/