#WhatsApp to start showing more adverts in messaging app

#DumpMeta

Good alternatives are #matrix and #signal, both Free and #OpenSource Software (#FOSS).

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5y07yqg5do

#ads #privacy #invasive

Really, #Europarlement, I see nine social media buttons at the bottom of your site at:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en

All to non public values driven, #privacy disrespecting #socialmedia platforms.

How is it possible that there is no #Mastodon button. Mastodon the only truly decentralized, public value driven, #opensource and independent social media platform.

How wil the #EU reach #DigitalSovereignty and #StrategicAutonomy when its #parlement gives such a bad example.

Practice what you preach!

Burgemeester Marja van Bijsterveldt ging haar boekje te buiten door in 2017 opdracht te geven voor een #geheim #onderzoek waarbij islamitische Delftenaren zonder hun medeweten werden geobserveerd. Volgens de #rechter is het heel aannemelijk dat #Delft daarmee #grondrechten van inwoners heeft #geschonden. ,,Als dit #vonnis de #burgemeester en #gemeente niet tot diepe excuses beweegt, dan weet ik niet wat wel.”

https://archive.ph/k5m9j

#surveillance #NCTV

En de #provincie Noord-Brabant is op #Mastodon 🎉 :

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#NoordBrabant

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Thanks. I will try to learn a bit more of nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqrutslhy9en45aace0nkn6tsf47cm7us52d0pqgug6hwvhpr6074qashnjr

https://briarproject.org/

And also try to find out more about #omemo.

I was an early adopter of Signal, because it was at the time one of the few easy to use, always end-to-end encrypted, free and #opensource messengers.

I "forced" all my contacts to use it by removing WhatsApp. I do not want to force them to change again. Especially not because Signal is also a good choice (although improvements are possible).

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I've been using and promoting nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqqmlark5zym2u576hfmecfaa2els8eln4rxls76z24l3g7pq48rvqk92wc8 from its very beginning, when it even had a different name.

"data #security #experts largely agree that Signal is the gold standard"

Do not support and trust #privacy disrespecting #BigTech by using their messaging apps. Ditch them and switch to Signal (or nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqzxn5thzmj2252w9dfyw3n5vcgjrajawp5uvpss3v3wk9m20q6zas9v0n4t).

Stop making data grabbing companies rich and #powerful by using their apps. Don't be their product and resource.

Signal is easy to use!

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/09/tech/secure-chat-apps-signal-tor-browser/index.html

#Signal #opensource #FOSS