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From: Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff>
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Schneier, Data and Goliath: no hope for privacy
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:48:34 +0000
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In message <1r7xd1r.15ikg3vz0019vN%snipeco.2@gmail.com>, Sn!pe 
<snipeco.2@gmail.com> writes
>I don't think you're odd at all, Adrian, I have exactly the same
>concerns as you; I too shun all Meta products. I use Signal
>(open source, non-proprietary) for stuff that would otherwise be
>on Whatsapp and I've persuaded people who want to communicate with
>me in that way to use it.  Mostly it's just my family sharing videos,
>etc.  I can imagine that it might be different getting colleagues to
>do that.
>

Where whatsapp etc. is concerned, I've taken to asking two simple 
questions, with the caveat that you can't answer "yes" to both.

Q1:  Do you respect other peoples privacy ?

Q2: Do you use "social media" tools such as whatsapp and facebook ?

This usually results in "Yes" to Q1, and an awkward pause at Q2.

Adrian
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