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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Private chat app using wifi only. No SIM available (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My niece has an old iphone with no SIM/phone number. Only wifi internet access.

Looking for an app for both of us to be able to chat

She cant chat with me over signal because no phonee number. She chats with the rest of the family over imessage, but i have an android phone

Is there an app available for both android and iphone to let me chat with her?

Thanks

Edit: willing to self-host for extra privacy. My nieces and nephews are all young children so i definitely want to encourage/educate them to get off corporate controlled communications channels

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hehehehe, how we came here, if somebody wants to message their niece that doesn't have a sim card then that somebody is doing something bad 😆

(Sarcasm) 100% somebody isn't using SMS or fb messanger that somebody is a terrorist, extremist, child abuser, and drug user

C'mon, somebody is asking for software advice, just mentioning that it would be cool to educate the kids how to use private services

And even if somebody might be doing something shady, you can't really accuse or suspect somebody, this is really dark of you to suspect everyone around you and starting a witch hunt 😂😂😂

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'd say the same thing about SMS or any other communication including in person. If you always keep two adults present you are much less likely to have problems

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Idk, sounds really dark, not trusing your family is really dystopian

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

Its just a matter of policy. It doesn't need to be that dystopian as all your doing is closing potential opportunity.