Have you noticed this confusing screen on your WhatsApp?

You’re not the only one! What’s going on?

I have been wanting to move away from WhatsApp for quite some time but unfortunately it is still taking first-mover advantage so people think that it’s the only game in town. And thanks to the EU we did get a bit of leeway with the dirty “grabbing them by their data” attitude of Facebook. However, they are going to try again and this time there is no opting out other than getting out, see this article in The Register. So before the of the month I will get out.

Of course I would love to stay in touch with you and I wholly recommend Signal as a better open-source and properly security vetted alternative. Follow the EU Commission and even Elon Musk who are all recommending Signal. I hope to find you there!

Check out this Tweet to see how easy it is to switch your group from WhatsApp to Signal.