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minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoSome level of privacy, yes. Solely in WhatsApp-signal chats. And users can be notified of that, like they were with SMS. But you know what the alternative is? Nobody using signal. And that’s objectively worse. Cross-compatibility with WhatsApp would mean way more people on signal, and way more people willing to try, meaning more signal-signal chats. Signal-SMS is FAR less private, but they were fine with that for years.
Some level of privacy, yes. Solely in WhatsApp-signal chats. And users can be notified of that, like they were with SMS.
But you know what the alternative is? Nobody using signal. And that’s objectively worse.
Cross-compatibility with WhatsApp would mean way more people on signal, and way more people willing to try, meaning more signal-signal chats.
Signal-SMS is FAR less private, but they were fine with that for years.