Many users are turning away from WhatsApp, the announcement of the update of its privacy policy has caused a stir and continues to cause controversy. Faced with the discontent, the instant messaging service has chosen to postpone it to May 2021. An announcement that does not seem to have slowed the exodus to competing applications such as Signal and Telegram.
Souvenir from the 90s
This episode allows services that we had almost forgotten like ICQ to return to the front of the stage. Very popular in the 90s, it was notably accessible from AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Since this prosperous period, ICQ has passed into the hands of the Russian company Digital Sky Technologies, which we now know as Mail.ru. Applications on Android and iOS are obviously available with the possibility of making multiple conversations, making video calls, sending files, etc.
In short, this application could appeal to the most nostalgic, however, in terms of data protection it may not be the best solution with several controversies surrounding its parent company, Mail.ru.
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