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submitted 1 year ago by elvith@feddit.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta plans to move to a "Pay for your Rights" model, where EU users will have to pay $ 168 a year (€ 160 a year) if they don't agree to give up their fundamental right to privacy on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. History has shown that Meta's regulator, the Irish DPC, is likely to agree to any way that Meta can bypass the GDPR. However, the company may also be able to use six words from a recent Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling to support its approach.

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[-] sir_reginald@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

let's not pretend that Telegram is any better than using WhatsApp.

[-] racsol@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

True in the sense that Telegram is not a real privacy-respecting alternative. So, it's a good thing to point out.

My reasons for leaving Meta are more anti-Meta than anything else. For those who have succeeded at using something really private, my respects. I just not had any good alternative without being cut off society.

If I thought there was no difference between Telegram and WhatsApp, I'd have kept using WhatsApp. But yeah, it's not good option anyway. Just good-enough compromise for me to leave Meta.

this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2023
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