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diff --git a/content/entry/please-dont-use-google-as-a-verb.md b/content/entry/please-dont-use-google-as-a-verb.md index 9b03151..f34a114 100644 --- a/content/entry/please-dont-use-google-as-a-verb.md +++ b/content/entry/please-dont-use-google-as-a-verb.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ I can think of a few other examples of non-Goolag big tech companys' software en Skype is a proprietary voice/video calling application, but I've heard people use "Skype" to mean "start a video call". If someone wants to Skype you, tell them that they're actually talking about doing a voice/video call using Skype. This serves as a reminder to them that there are other applications that do voice/video calls, including free/libre apps like Jitsi. -And let's stop using "WhatsApp" as a substitute for "phone number". I encourage you never to use Facecrook's WhatsApp spyware if you can help it. But, if you're gonna use it anyways, please ask for people's phone numbers to add them on WhatsApp. Do not ask for their "WhatsApp". And if someone asks you for your "WhatsApp", clarify that they want to use your **phone number** to add you on WhatsApp. Just like with Skype, this is important because it helps less tech literate people mentally dissociate open protocols and activities from big tech. +And let's stop using "WhatsApp" as a substitute for "phone number". I encourage you never to use Facecrook's WhatsApp spyware if you can help it. But, if you're gonna use it anyway, please ask for people's phone numbers to add them on WhatsApp. Do not ask for their "WhatsApp". And if someone asks you for your "WhatsApp", clarify that they want to use your **phone number** to add you on WhatsApp. Just like with Skype, this is important because it helps less tech literate people mentally dissociate open protocols and activities from big tech. Another strategy which I prefer is playing offense and creating one's own vernacular of free/libre software. When someone asks for your WhatsApp, ask for their Matrix ID. When they tell you to Goolag something, tell them "I'll DuckDuckGo it!" or "I'll StartPage it!". When someone asks for your Gmail, ask for their mailbox.org. If someone wants to Skype you, send them a Jitsi link. |