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 It’s a truism that organizations need to meet people where they are, and sadly, nearly everyone is on one or another Meta service. Holdouts like us barely count as a rounding error. And I can forgive a race organizer for not wanting to be a privacy evangelist.

My mid-range goal is to move to Spain, and WhatsApp seems even harder to avoid in continental Europe.

Sep 15, 2025 at 3:55pmWeb