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Google can now read your WhatsApp messages

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467 points bundie | 4 comments | 08 Jul 25 16:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.835s | source
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bix6 ◴[08 Jul 25 16:59 UTC] No.44501849[source]▶
These big tech companies are so frustrating. Why does every single aspect of our digital lives need to be monitored? It’s like whack a mole trying to get the most basic of privacy.
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Workaccount2 ◴[08 Jul 25 17:45 UTC] No.44502307[source]▶
Because people collectively vote for the ad model over the subscription model.
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xandrius ◴[08 Jul 25 17:54 UTC] No.44502387[source]▶
Are those the only options?

How about paying once, owning a specific version and that's it?

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1. dukeyukey ◴[08 Jul 25 17:56 UTC] No.44502404[source]▶
Not great for a chat app, which needs ongoing active servers and someone to fix stuff that breaks, even if you feature-freeze it.
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2. jjani ◴[08 Jul 25 18:40 UTC] No.44502783[source]▶
Pretty great for a chat app used by a few billion people, a few $billion is enough to keep things running for many decades. e.g. banks do exactly this, with much more critical and complicated infra.
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3. xur17 ◴[08 Jul 25 18:45 UTC] No.44502828[source]▶
How do banks do this?
4. ldsd ◴[09 Jul 25 07:51 UTC] No.44507324[source]▶
Don't banks also charge a monthly fee?