• Otter@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    It’s hard to tell what chats you’ll want to retain, so people will just use the other app…

    On the other hand, I usually know ahead of time when I don’t want a certain conversation saved. Even if I don’t, I can delete a message for everyone right after something is sent. That stuff won’t get backed up.

    Retaining data for years is not.

    I don’t see why this is the case? Sure deleting your data completely is always more private than keeping it, but why would it be that much worse keeping it. If the information is important, people will keep it in other forms instead (ex. insecure chat app, personal notes, text messages).