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So instead of repeating what was made invisible, make it a constructive comment. Instead of carrying a Windows Phone, Android or iPhone, which smartphone should I carry? How can I start getting my friends off Facebook so I can close my account without losing those connections?

I'm not trying to make the argument to stay, but without viable alternatives, people won't leave.

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blackberry for phones, not sure about facebook alternatives.

edit: also bbm is going cross platform soon, so that may give an encrypted social network alternative, haven't used it though. also I think they gave india/dubai a backdoor a couple years ago? so who's to say, whether they would be compelled to cough up to the nsa as well.

They did give India a backdoor, and it seems naive to think that no one else has it.

Just an update, on India's lawful access. Apparently BES customers; read corporations, will not have their email communications intercepted.

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/news...

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