..As soon as I installed it, it began asking for my contacts, which I refunded, thinking to test whether it was usable without such access.
Then I received a spam message - the only message I've received on the app. The scammer somehow found me in minutes despite my being listed nowhere and not using the app yet. I shudder to think what the spammers might do to all my friends if I turned over my address book.
What do you think? Is WhatsApp usable or is my best option to buy some Apple device?
Maybe use CoSoCalls?
Also I kind of like SimpleX
/nosanitize
https://help.counter.social/en/latest/pro-features.html#cosocall
@ceorl So many better alternatives, but not for my elderly relative to learn a new app.😥
@walterbays I haven't installed it because I don't like the implications of autodestruct messages. And because I don't have it noone can send me autodestruct messages either. I would be concerned about an elderly family member using it. I tend to think people using it are using it for hooking up or for drugs. Just my 2 cents. I would have suggested zoom but looks like recent security warning on it.
Autocorrect fails: refunded -> refused