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How do you reply to people saying "i have nothing to hide?" (lemmy.ml)
submitted 4 days ago by JettuhGlowie@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Whenever i talk to people about privacy, specifically my friends when i tell them why i switched to Signal and stopped using WhatsApp, i'm always met with people saying that i'm just making no sense and "why would you care so much if you have nothing to hide? I don't care that meta sees that stuff" and some people are just so stubborn to understand that they might even settle on the "what would a billion dollar company want from me specifically?". It makes me mad how people refuse to even consider alternatives and open their mind a bit. What do you think?

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[โ€“] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

i switched to Signal and stopped using WhatsApp

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[โ€“] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Would you mind explaining your distaste for Signal instead of dropping a single facepalm emoji? Replies like these leave a lot to be desired, no offense.

[โ€“] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Signal is a honeypot.

[โ€“] bleustenns@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Well, how so?