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> Curious, why'd you stop using WhatsApp?

I assume Facebook. I'm trying to get everyone I know off of it for that reason. Have you considered Signal or Telegram as additional integrations?

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I share _wmd's concerns here. The _last_ thing I want is to be "contacted by brands" on Signal. And while I know I can manage _my_ experience with Signal, I don't want Signal to become a place where my friends avoid because it turns into a cesspit of "brand engagement" like so many other services...

(Which sucks a bit for WhisperSystems since I'm not paying them, and I don't want them to take money off Pepsi/TMobile/McDonalds in return for "access to me" either...)

Very good point. I haven't actually used WeChat, but so far as I know you have to explicitly opt-in by adding the brand as a contact. There are valid non-spam use-cases (e.g. Amazon order updates) and it would be an unobtrusive monetization strategy.

Telegram has security issues [0]. WhatsApp and Signal both use the Signal protocol [1].

[0] https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol

Both of those are great channels (I personally use Signal), but we have nothing to announce.

I use twilio to send myself SMS notifications programmatically, such as when a multi-hour compilation completes, when DNS for a particular domain has propagated, or when my crawler detects that a new job had been posted to a local company's website. These notifications make my life easier, but my privacy isn't protected with SMS.

I would much prefer to have these messages delivered over signal than over SMS. I hope twilio will also consider signal messenger integration in the future.

I use Telegram for this. They have an easy API and my servers can send me unlimited messages for free.

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