Doesn't grapheneos allow some type of sandboxing to wall off your true contacts, etc. for exactly this purpose?

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/nkyzdw/what_is_the...

Shelter can be used for this purpose if desired.

https://github.com/PeterCxy/Shelter

I believe Insular can do this as well. I prefer Insular since it allows me to open the app directly and more quicker.

Thanks!

You know people that have the FB app installed. And all their messages and SMS running through the FB app. And you can't get all of them to stop this madness.

Maybe. I probably don't relate well because I talk to maybe 10ish people regularly.

Everyone else, if they don't migrate to a secure and preferred method, I just use email (with pgp if possible) and call it good.

  > forced onto FB’s WhatsApp

Just don't install it. I've never used it. People ask why, I answer that I do not accept the spying in their terms of service. Far more people are sympathetic to that line than you might expect.

If you live in the Netherlands and have young kids in school this really isn't option. It's how kids' parties are arranged, sports schedules are communicated, parents are kept informed about school. And then it is also often the most convenient way to contact any help desk.

The annoying thing is is that WA became the standard for communications when they were not owned by FB and had a privacy focus. This is why I have no qualms abut trying to cheat out of their horrible system.