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final steps for privacy. trackers in apps. options? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by hankthetankie@hexbear.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Sure , got a Foss Whatsapp client laying around?

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In addition to my answer to your original request, I can inform about stuff related to WhatsApp.

You can use WhatsApp on a Matrix server with a bridge. You can either selfhost or find a server which has the WhatsApp bridge.

There is also Beeper - now acquired by Automattic (WordPress, ...) - which is a company matrix server with many bridges (they employed the person developing most of them). You can use a FOSS matrix client like Element X or their own client which is not FOSS but requires far fewer permissions than the WhatsApp app

[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah that a good idea! Will look into it . Must get some self hosting going :)

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 days ago

I think you can deploy Matrix with Yunohost, which is very convenient as a first self hosted server

[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Its called signal

Or just get a second phone / use a seperate profile

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Molly would be the independent and FOSS Android client

But that's not a replacement for WhatsApp + Signal was funded by Radio Free Asia (under CIA control), which is something to consider

[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 1 points 6 days ago

Oh why didn't I think of that... thanks for the great help!