Beeper Chat App

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• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Their privacy policy lists what they collect, and it’s a fairly large amount of stuff.

  Copy/paste from their site:

  What data does Beeper collect?

  In order to provide the service, Beeper collects device information, including OS, hardware, public IP addresses, network routing information, information on the installed Beeper client, and other device settings. Beeper also uses user account information, such as email addresses and phone numbers, to authenticate users to their accounts.

  See our Privacy Policy for more details on how we collect and use personal information.

  Now, that isn’t exactly what I’d call privacy friendly. However, for something like Facebook messenger, it isn’t any worse.

  I intend to at least try it out if they ever send me the damn email to let me use it at all lol. But that’s primarily to see how it interacts with imessage for the folks I know that use that. I’m not going into it hoping for security, since they dick around with encryption in a way that breaks it.

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• eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  While I can’t comment on the beeper side of things, I did look into matrix and bridges a bit.

  From what I understand, for all e2ee services you use through beeper (and matrix in general), all messages get sent to the server encrypted by matrix, then the server decrypts them and they get re-encrypted in a different protocol (ie. WhatsApp/Signal/…) and then the encrypted message goes out to whatever service.

  This would mean that technically the matrix server is able to read all your messages.

  This is my main reason for still using the native apps for encrypted services. For unencrypted services I use a my own matrix server with bridges.

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• Dr_Evil@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  While beeper service itself is extremely convenient, I personally would never use it myself for anything sensitive. Do note though that all of their connections to services are open source and relatively easy to set up (with the exception of I message) on your own matrix homeserver to improve privacy

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• independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I quite like it, though I wouldnt share anything private using it as I think they can store any messages that goes through the linked services, and as another comment mentionned, if they ever get bought out, they could decide this data is theirs and to do bad stuff with it

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• mikejeason@feddit.ro ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Are you tired of waiting in long queues just to register for Beeper? Are you tired of being strung along by their invitation-only registration system? Well, we have a solution for you - SocialSmartly! Unlike Beeper, SocialSmartly allows you to register and start using the platform right away, without any waiting time or invitation codes. With SocialSmartly, you can seamlessly integrate multiple social media accounts from different platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, all in one place. SocialSmartly’s secure login process eliminates the risk of account suspension when managing multiple accounts on the same platform, ensuring that you can continue to manage your social media presence without any interruptions. So why wait for Beeper’s invitation-only registration system when you can join SocialSmartly and start optimizing your social media presence immediately? Don’t let Beeper’s gimmicks hold you back. Choose SocialSmartly for a hassle-free social media management experience.

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  • mulcahey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    wow Chat GPT sucks

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• katemolly1829@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve seen others say chat messages have been viewed by the beeper platform, so security is something I think is worth thinking about. In other words, SocialSmartly is a great substitute for Beeper. Why not try it?

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