← Back to context Comment by mlrtime 1 month ago How so exactly? They can say they are keeping conversations secure from 3rd parties. 2 comments mlrtime Reply sagarm 1 month ago That doesn't make sense -- the parties to the conversation already _have_ the messages.Spam prevention is a likely angle, however. EU should force it to be opt-out, not opt-in -- probably what people want anyway. speleding 1 month ago I would like to be opted out by default. I'm worried at least one of those new services is going to get overrun by spammers, and if I'm opted in by default they could use the gateway to whatsapp to spam everyone else.
sagarm 1 month ago That doesn't make sense -- the parties to the conversation already _have_ the messages.Spam prevention is a likely angle, however. EU should force it to be opt-out, not opt-in -- probably what people want anyway. speleding 1 month ago I would like to be opted out by default. I'm worried at least one of those new services is going to get overrun by spammers, and if I'm opted in by default they could use the gateway to whatsapp to spam everyone else.
speleding 1 month ago I would like to be opted out by default. I'm worried at least one of those new services is going to get overrun by spammers, and if I'm opted in by default they could use the gateway to whatsapp to spam everyone else.
That doesn't make sense -- the parties to the conversation already _have_ the messages.
Spam prevention is a likely angle, however. EU should force it to be opt-out, not opt-in -- probably what people want anyway.
I would like to be opted out by default. I'm worried at least one of those new services is going to get overrun by spammers, and if I'm opted in by default they could use the gateway to whatsapp to spam everyone else.