top | item 27899210 HalloApp: A private ad-free social network by ex-WhatsApp engineers 22 points| rvz | 4 years ago |theverge.com | reply 9 comments order hn newest [+] [-] rvz|4 years ago|reply 'Private' and it wants your access and upload your whole address book. No different to Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp and Clubhouse.No thanks and absolutely no deal. [+] [-] bithavoc|4 years ago|reply Just tried it, it asks for access to my contact list so I uninstalled it immediately. [+] [-] fgonzag|4 years ago|reply But how is the app supposed to search for contacts on the app without access? I don't see contact access as unreasonable for a messaging application. [+] [-] FreezerburnV|4 years ago|reply So does Signal IIRC. load replies (1) [+] [-] onedr0p|4 years ago|reply I don't know what this is, and I don't care but you could have just said no. load replies (1) [+] [-] tones411|4 years ago|reply Wants to upload my contacts to list to their server. No thanks.
[+] [-] rvz|4 years ago|reply 'Private' and it wants your access and upload your whole address book. No different to Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp and Clubhouse.No thanks and absolutely no deal.
[+] [-] bithavoc|4 years ago|reply Just tried it, it asks for access to my contact list so I uninstalled it immediately. [+] [-] fgonzag|4 years ago|reply But how is the app supposed to search for contacts on the app without access? I don't see contact access as unreasonable for a messaging application. [+] [-] FreezerburnV|4 years ago|reply So does Signal IIRC. load replies (1) [+] [-] onedr0p|4 years ago|reply I don't know what this is, and I don't care but you could have just said no. load replies (1)
[+] [-] fgonzag|4 years ago|reply But how is the app supposed to search for contacts on the app without access? I don't see contact access as unreasonable for a messaging application.
[+] [-] onedr0p|4 years ago|reply I don't know what this is, and I don't care but you could have just said no. load replies (1)
[+] [-] rvz|4 years ago|reply
No thanks and absolutely no deal.
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