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dotancohen • today at 2:38 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

  > This should be illegal that the government forces people into apps controlled by private, commercial entities. I call such a government corrupt.
Or how about schools requiring parents to use WhatsApp to receive updates and information? Luckily my ex forwards to me the important stuff, but not everyone is as lucky to have an ex like mine ))

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ryandrake • today at 6:56 PM

If the government (or school) is going to require us to have a smartphone in order to access critical government information, then we should demand that the government provide us with a compatible smartphone.

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raddan • today at 5:51 PM

Forget exes—-how about current partners! I predict with high confidence that my wife’s response to such a request would be “grow up and install WhatsApp already.”