PeteSep 15, 2025
I'm riding a #bikepacking race/holiday in October. Just learned the comms are all WhatsApp-based. I don't do Meta. So, what to do? #lazyweb
It's somewhat pathetic, but I do feel sometimes I miss out by refusing to use WhatsApp. Does anyone use a burner number service for such things? And/or say a Signal bridge service (Beeper?) to distance oneself from dealing with Meta direct? #privacy
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@pete Hadn't heard of Beeper so read a little just the now. The main issue I see being brought up is that it decrypts a message from one service then re-encrypts it using another service's method. Meaning that at some point the message is sitting unencrypted somewhere.

Whether that's a problem or not probably depends on a lot of factors, and I'm in no position to say.

Self-hosting Matrix, with bridges to different services, was mentioned as an alternative. Though it takes more expertise.

Sep 15, 2025 at 9:08amWeb