Telegram, part trois
No response from Telegram support to my question about contact permissions. Hm.
I guess I now get to decide whether I want to let it back on my phone, when I’m reasonably certain it’s scraping new data or someone is actively misusing the contact identification features of the app. I guess I need to assess whether I’m prepared for it to out my private profile to more family and coworkers before proceeding.
Not an easy decision to make, but I might just say fuck it.
Telegram, part trois
I am not out to family or out at work. My leading presumption is that (a) the Mormon branch of my family will become extremely aggressive, (b) it’s career-limiting to have a furry identity known by coworkers in my field, and (c) it makes it very difficult for me to share personal thoughts not endorsed by my employer.
Re-evaluating these, I think I might... finally be in a position in which I can weather them okay, when and if they happen?
Telegram, part trois
On principal, this should not be a decision I need to make because a popular mobile messaging app is becoming more grabby with data. But that being the reality of it, and with the reality being that many friends use it, I might be able to tolerate this.
I’ll have to think about this more, though.
