WhatsApp users will soon be able to send and receive messages from users on third-party chat platforms.
  • JoeKrogan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    10 months ago

    At least if its possible to use a foss client you can interact with WhatsApp users without needing their shitty spyware app.

    • Albin8665@endlesstalk.orgOPEnglish
      20·
      10 months ago

      Actually that article says third-party chats, not third-party clients. I don’t think they are gonna open their proprietary api for everyone. 🤐

    • mattreb@feddit.itEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      Exactly, making everyone to switch over to something else is impossible…l’ll uninstall it as soon as they roll this out

    • InfiniWheelEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Apparently, they’ll need to approve all chat appa before communicating with them. The big players probably won’t want to become just a WhatsApp client, and independent projects probably won’t be able to afford whatever exorbitant fee they’ll probably set to sign up for the list.

  • Clot@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    10 months ago

    Can I have a tldr? Does that mean i will be able to message my whatsapp contacts from a more private app e.g. signal without compromising my privacy?

    • GigglyBobble@kbin.social
      10·
      10 months ago

      Since Signal also uses phone numbers as account ID, you’ll give that to WhatsApp at least. Then they continue to track metadata of the messages sent between you and your WhatsApp contacts and will be profiling you.

      I don’t see how communicating with any Meta service isn’t compromising privacy. I’m a Signal user and won’t connect to WhatsApp.

      • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        At least WhatsApp won’t be able to monitor app usage patterns or scan my filesystem and contacts. Seems at least a bit better than the alternative assuming you have contacts who insist on or have a strong preference for WhatsApp

    • Albin8665@endlesstalk.orgOPEnglish
      6·
      10 months ago

      But for that signal need to comply with whatsapps request to integrate signal messaging with whatsapp api according to their terms and conditions. (Probably share details from signal users, which affects privacy) otherwise it would be unable to sent cross-platform messages. Also it breaks encryption at all cost.

      • GigglyBobble@kbin.social
        4·
        10 months ago

        According to the article, WhatsApp requires the Signal Protocol for message encryption.

        Signal is the single third party that shouldn’t have a problem with that since it’s been using that protocol before WhatsApp adopted it, too (they hired Moxi himself to help them do it, remember?)

        • Albin8665@endlesstalk.orgOPEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          Signal and whatsapp is developed from same developer. They only thing they have same is encryption protocol and nothing more. If users of whatsapp need to contact with signal users they need to agree with certain toc and rebuilt the app. Practically, no signal user will wish to communicate with whatsapp users bcz of lacking encryption and data privacy issues. I dont believe this third party chatting idea of whatsapp won’t work bcz signal and other popular messengers like matrix,tg is for privacy and security. Also i don’t think that no platforms will support this idea of whatsapp as chrome proposed FLOC.

      • Plopp@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        What could WhatsApp be getting, other than the Signal user’s phone number and the date and time of encrypted messages?