Funny, yes, I understand all this. There's certain things where I realize privacy is just not doable but there are other areas in which I really don't want to be messed with or advertised to constantly and so on I won't put a credit card on my phone. I guess I draw the line there. I also don't have medical records on my phone. Anyway yeah I don't I don't know what more to say. I just don't like applications to take total control without me having a little bit of wiggle room in there somewhere too.
Deidre > On May 21, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I agree with Sieghard. One other thing you can do is read the privacy > guidelines of the services you're using, and stay away from those services > who are using technologies you don't trust or have policies you can't live > with. Note that most of these providers don't actually have access to most of > your information. Your information is encrypted and even the provider can't > break that encryption. Look at the recent news stories about Apple and the US > government asking for help getting to information on cell phones of known > terrorists. > >> On 21/05/16 13:32, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> That is unfortunately the price we pay for being connected and utilizing >> modern technology. You have two basic choices: use the technology and the >> services and accept the fact that your privacy is to some extend compromised >> or don't accept that fact and either not use a smartphone (not a good option >> for us since we depend on the accessibility aspect of those phones) or you >> can turn off and disable as many of the services which make a smartphone a >> smartphone and use it simply to make calls and text. Many apps will not work >> well or at all without tracking your location or having access to your >> contacts. >> If you really value your privacy you cannot be on Facebook, use Google, >> purchase stuff online, use loyalty cards or points programs and all that, >> best if you don't even use the internet which of course is not even feasible >> for most people nowadays. >> >> Regardsm, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Deidre Muccio >> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 10:24 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: What's up >> >> Thanks. All this access often makes me quite nervous. By that, I mean >> companies and people having access to my information. >> >> Deidre >> >> >>> On May 21, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Deidre, >>> >>> Whats App only allows you to send free text/voice messages or make free >>> calls to others who also use it just as you can do with Skype, Facebook, >>> iMessage/Facetime or a host of other Voip apps. >>> I wouldn't worry too much about the Contacts thing, all that happens if you >>> give Whats App access to your Contacts is that it looks whether any of your >>> Contacts are using Whats App and it will indicate this. >>> Whats App was bought by Facebook a year or two ago, but it's still run as a >>> separate service although I wouldn't be surprised if one day Facebook would >>> somehow integrate it into Messenger considering the great and lofty plans >>> Facebook has for Messengr to become it's own platform for many things from >>> communicating with friends to communicating with businesses, shopping and >>> many other things. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Deidre Muccio >>> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 6:29 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: What's up >>> >>> >>> >>> Deidre >>> >>> >>>> On May 21, 2016, at 9:00 AM, Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote:anyway thanks for clarifying the name of the application. I'm also >>>> still confused about what I'm being charge for when I either text or send >>>> an audio message to my friend in New Zealand. I had four dollars worth of >>>> charges this month and it doesn't specify what they are for. I don't know >>>> whether there for her regular text phone or for her iPhone in which I sent >>>> the messages to. I assumed I had sent it to her iPhone. All my bills said >>>> was that it was for international. Something or other! >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> It’s called What’s app >>>> >>>> hth, >>>> Caitlyn >>>> >>>>> On May 21, 2016, at 8:55 AM, Deidre Muccio <deidreandlou...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm trying to figure out which is the correct application for the >>>>> application that will allow you to text message for free internationally. >>>>> Is it called what's up app or what's app or how do you spell that? 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