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I really really really wish there was a IM messenger as ubiquitous,simple,sensible as WhatsApp that I can pay a reasonable dollar for and expect sensible privacy.

I'm using fast mail instead of Gmail, I'm using self-developed sync scripts instead of Dropbox, What can I use instead of WhatsApp?

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Dropbox alternative: https://tresorit.com/ WhatsApp alternative: https://whispersystems.org/

Thanks for the link to tresorit. Will check it out. I checked out WhisperSystems. Signal (their iOS app) needs access to Contacts to work. Why?! (1) Why should I trust them with my contacts that I'm NOT reaching through their App, (2) Smells the same like WhatsApp where it is only a matter of time, where they sell out and start selling my contacts for "correlation" value at least.

Cross posting this rant as a ask HN post.

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