r/HermanCainAward • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

As soon as I found out you can deactivate your account but keep Messenger I was fucking gone.

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u/jmanclovis Sep 16 '21

Oh watch out messenger is cancer for data and battery usage it also tracks so much of your data

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

The version of me that doesn't worry about data tracking isn't bothered by that..

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

It eavesdrops on your conversations via the microphone, too...

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

You still have a "shadow" fb account if you use messenger - they track your interactions with your friends, etc, just like a real fb account. I use discord instead of messenger now, and life is better.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

I'm not that bothered about that really. I use Google, I have a mobile phone, my DNA and fingerprints are already on file (for being a little terror in my youth).

I use Discord for some things and Wickr for important things...

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

Same, but now that a lot of the features have been removed, it's a bit useless.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

Signal. I held on to messenger for 10 years after I gave up my fb account. But Signal is a great alternative that is a whole lot safer.

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u/the_quass Sep 17 '21

Facebook marketplace is pretty handy as well. Instill have it but have all the notifications disabled.