Does anyone know where this is at? I thought WhatsApp were being forced by the EU in 2024 to introduce this under the Digital Markets App? I’m googling, but am finding very little info.

It would be great if we could use Signal to communicate with WhatsApp groups. The sooner I can delete WhatsApp the better.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
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    11 days ago

    I’d rather my Signal not be federated sigh Facebook at all. I’d be fine downloading a secondary Signal-owned app just for Whatsapp contacts (that way I don’t have WhatsApp on my phone), but I do not want my standard Signal traffic routed through Facebook’s data-guzzling, privacy-eroding servers.

  • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Federating would mean handing off chat metadata to Meta and other for-profit companies in the future.

    I don’t see how anyone excited to use Signal would like that. It very much defeats the purpose of using Signal.

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
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      11 days ago

      The benefit would be the ability to chat with those refusing to move away from WhatsApp without having to use the Whats App. I get why they aren’t going for it, but I guess it could be handy.

        • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
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          7 days ago

          Matrix bridge

          I haven’t had them work realibly enough to rely on them

          Beeper

          Haven’t heard of that one, aside from the iMessage thing which didn’t really make a good impression on me. But outside of that it sounds interesting.

          • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
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            7 days ago

            I’ve had pretty good luck with everything except Google Voice, since it requires Electron and the Docker containers don’t use it. But I’ve had good results withbridging Signal, Discord, and WhatsApp in my local install.