Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: uk.telecom Subject: Re: Virgin Media's Digital Voice system Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:17:27 +0000 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <82fr70wtm0.fsf@example.com> References: <82v7g2uk0q.fsf@example.com> <10mmss6$27ag8$1@dont-email.me> <10mn6f2$260no$1@dont-email.me> <82qzqossgb.fsf@example.com> <10mphht$32l7q$2@dont-email.me> <1008469362.792944532.068570.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net> <82jywcww29.fsf@example.com> <617680775.792950593.099906.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="331293"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Y0Pu1nY2qaq36m5FY5Uuw9Bf4MQ= sha1:NrVIe9Juj6/0dwVBgwOpEm+YabA= X-User-ID: eJwFwYEBADAEA7CbNpSdQ/H/CUtMcEBXGNTWltBYsXDsm7jtZTPZiAMRSZI5XbxPmoytDyZKEjU= Xref: csiph.com uk.telecom:38946 Tim+ writes: > Richmond wrote: >> Tim+ writes: >> >>> Julian Macassey wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Nearly everybody I know uses whatsapp. >>>> >>>> I don't.There are better and more secure alternatives. >>>> >>> >>> But not necessarily more popular. There’s no point using a more >>> secure app to communicate with if nobody you know uses it. >>> >> >> There is no point in supporting criminal behaviour if you want to live >> in a civilised society. > > That’s a bit of a leap. There are many, many reasons for criminal > behaviour but I’ll bet that use of WhatsApp is *way* down the list. > I am talking about the behaviour of Meta, violating: GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) DMA (Digital Markets Act) ePrivacy Directive DSA (Digital Services Act) https://localmess.github.io/ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/protect-yourself-metas-latest-attack-privacy