Nah, not that easy peasy.
As I said I value privacy much but not to the point where it begins to ruin all my social life. Sure, I could get my friends switching to SimpleX (which prefer).
However, not using Whatsapp would be like a social isolation. All group chats take place there - that's the main issue which holds me back. I could chat with my friends individually over SimpleX but would be isolated from group activities. These play a really important role in our communication.
Sure, I could aks someone to keep me up to date. No, I wont.
Maybe I can ditch Whatsapp as the last bigtech service I use in future by connecting to new friends over SimpleX directly.
Regarding Signal: Personally, I don't think phonenumbers are used there to help govs identifying users intentonally. Coming from Whatsapp you have all your conatcts using Signal there, without having to ask them for a username or a link to connect. I believe it's about comfort and avoiding to overwhelm people switching from apps like Whatsapp.
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2024-02-25 12:08:34
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