• Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      9 months

      imagine being the person forced to use FB messenger because your friends are on it and won’t bother installing anything else

      i am that person 😖

      • Die Mart Die@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        9 months

        Same, except WhatsApp instead of FB Messenger. I had no results trying to convince my family and friends to use other stuff

        • hornedfiend@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          9 months

          imagine trying to explain Whisper protocol and how Signal is a better Whatsapp and getting shrugs…

        • Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          9 months

          id rather be using whatsapp, honestly

          it’s not good either, obviously, but messenger still collects a buttload more data

          (and iirc whatsapp encrypts both group chats and DMs, on messenger it’s only DMs)

    • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      9 months

      Imagine being a Facebook user since it’s inception and realizing how little they actually care about privacy

      Hi, it’s me, I’m that person 😑😑😑

        • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          9 months

          Working on getting my data and making sure some friends know how to contact me outside of it.

          I don’t use DMs on Lemmy, either.

      • brendansimms@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9 months

        I deleted my FB account (originally opened in 2006) the day I saw zuck on the inauguration stage with the fascists, and honestly that was way too late too haha

        • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          9 months

          Yeah, I stopped using it a while ago. Need to get my data off and then it’s getting deleted,

      • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pubEnglish
        9 months

        There is the idea of just being an npc on the surface. So what if it is your Facebook account if you never install the app, never post anything and just use it to buy lawnmowers and used cars?

        Your existence isn’t private by default, so make it all you give them and nothing more.

  • sznowicki@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9 months

    This article was written by a bot too. Meta says first that all searches are private by default. Then that used can opt out of them being public.

    You have one job journalist! Fact check!

  • TurboLag@lemmings.worldEnglish
    9 months

    It seems the users are explicitly making the posts public. I know it’s cool to hate on Meta, but the issue here seems to be more that some people don’t understand the consequences of making public posts on the Internet.

    • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
      9 months

      …nah

      Users can opt to make their searches private in their account settings.