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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
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Subject: Re: whatsapp interoperability
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:11:02 +0100
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"s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> writes:

> On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:21:31 +0200, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>
>> > I was using both, but finally decided to drop WhatsApp. I sent a message
>> > to several people... nobody switched. I don't care. 
>  
>> That is why nobody switched.
>
> They didn't switch because they don't know Signal and they don't want 2
> messengers.
>  
>> > My most important
>> > contacts (mother, sister, a couple of friends) were already using
>> > Signal. Non Signal users can text me through old school SMS.
>  
>> Did ever someone do up to now? And who cares?
>
> Yes, they did. Some of my contacts have been using SMS since they can't
> reach me on WA anymore.

Given that you are communicating via SMS, would it be any worse to
communicate through an interoperability bridge without E2EE?