yeseye
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It's only for accounts started with Gmail mind.
I wouldn't trust these chancers anyway, i'd rather do it myself.
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Quitting social media
- Thread starter oman0115
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I wouldn't trust these chancers anyway, i'd rather do it myself.
che_don_john
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Having read this thread I'm starting to wonder why I still have it.
I first got on it I think back in 2005 when it was novel and simple. Over time it has been a good way of keeping in touch with people and for sharing a laugh with mates. But nowadays I barely use it, except to post a few nice holiday snaps and the odd funny video or article.
I guess I'm getting to the age now where my social circles are shrinking and I care a lot less about what old school and uni friends are up to. Anyone who I still want or need to keep in touch with, I do so on whatsapp and e-mail. I use Twitter for my newsfeed and I use Instagram for looking at and sharing nice photos (i.e. perving).
I'm glad social media wasn't around when I was at school, as I can only imagine the sort of stress and pressure it must put on teenagers. I also think that since the advent of social media, relationships and break-ups have been made a lot harder; I'm sure we've all checked on up an ex and compared ourselves to the new boyfriend - it's depressing and self-destructive, yet so compulsive.
Having said all that, if it wasn't for Facebook I wouldn't have found out about the death of an old uni housemate a couple of months ago. We'd lost touch and both changed numbers, and he had moved to Uganda. Obviously we weren't part of one another's lives any more (otherwise we'd have still been in touch) but we were once close mates and I hate to think about not knowing he had passed away.
I want to delete it, but part of me knows I would also miss it. I guess that's part of it's addictive appeal, and shows how ingrained it has become in modern life.
I first got on it I think back in 2005 when it was novel and simple. Over time it has been a good way of keeping in touch with people and for sharing a laugh with mates. But nowadays I barely use it, except to post a few nice holiday snaps and the odd funny video or article.
I guess I'm getting to the age now where my social circles are shrinking and I care a lot less about what old school and uni friends are up to. Anyone who I still want or need to keep in touch with, I do so on whatsapp and e-mail. I use Twitter for my newsfeed and I use Instagram for looking at and sharing nice photos (i.e. perving).
I'm glad social media wasn't around when I was at school, as I can only imagine the sort of stress and pressure it must put on teenagers. I also think that since the advent of social media, relationships and break-ups have been made a lot harder; I'm sure we've all checked on up an ex and compared ourselves to the new boyfriend - it's depressing and self-destructive, yet so compulsive.
Having said all that, if it wasn't for Facebook I wouldn't have found out about the death of an old uni housemate a couple of months ago. We'd lost touch and both changed numbers, and he had moved to Uganda. Obviously we weren't part of one another's lives any more (otherwise we'd have still been in touch) but we were once close mates and I hate to think about not knowing he had passed away.
I want to delete it, but part of me knows I would also miss it. I guess that's part of it's addictive appeal, and shows how ingrained it has become in modern life.
Why Always Ste
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Whatsapp is owned by Facebook now bud, so your privacy is even more breached by this CIA exercise.
My advice is to install this app called Signal.
It's similar to whatsapp, except it's far more secure with messages encrypted.
My advice is to install this app called Signal.
It's similar to whatsapp, except it's far more secure with messages encrypted.
Bigga
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Whatsapp is owned by Facebook now bud, so your privacy is even more breached by this CIA exercise.
My advice is to install this app called Signal.
It's similar to whatsapp, except it's far more secure with messages encrypted.
W'sA got sold to FB on the basis that they wouldn't touch it or place adverts on it, I believe, so that includes encryption.
FB has had it for 2 years and I heard that both W'sA and 'Signal' are as safe as each other.
Why Always Ste
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Wrong.W'sA got sold to FB on the basis that they wouldn't touch it or place adverts on it, I believe, so that includes encryption.
FB has had it for 2 years and I heard that both W'sA and 'Signal' are as safe as each other.
When Facemook bought Whatsapp, they issued a new privacy policy, in which you gave your consent (or not) for certain allowances of privacy being breached.
If you trust Zuckerberg you are a brainwashed idiot.
I'm happy using Signal knowing that it is open source and not owned by NWO Twats like him.
https://whispersystems.org/
If it's good enough for Edward Snowden it's good enough for me.
Bigga
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Wrong.
When Facemook bought Whatsapp, they issued a new privacy policy, in which you gave your consent (or not) for certain allowances of privacy being breached.
If you trust Zuckerberg you are a brainwashed idiot.
I'm happy using Signal knowing that it is open source and not owned by NWO Twats like him.
https://whispersystems.org/
If it's good enough for Edward Snowden it's good enough for me.
http://theintercept.com/2017/03/07/the-cia-didnt-break-signal-or-whatsapp-despite-what-youve-heard/
Thaksinssoldier
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C'mon man. The very point is they dont even need to break whatsapp. They are on your OS, therefore own your data.
jessery
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That is exactly what I was going to say!Don't do Facecunt or Twatter. Never have and hopefully never will.
News feeds and Bluemoon are intrusive and depressing enough as it is.
Bigga
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C'mon man. The very point is they dont even need to break whatsapp. They are on your OS, therefore own your data.
So, then, the point of using 'Signal' becomes redundant to the same point.
It just means you aren't safe regardless of what you do.