{"id":30675,"date":"2021-01-19T14:22:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T11:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/saudi\/en\/?p=30675"},"modified":"2021-01-19T14:51:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T11:51:46","slug":"a-saudi-alternative-to-whatsapp-is-launching-soon-but-people-have-some-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/community\/a-saudi-alternative-to-whatsapp-is-launching-soon-but-people-have-some-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"A Saudi Alternative To Whatsapp Is Launching Soon But People Have Some Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last few days have seen a lot of discussions on WhatsApp&#8217;s privacy policies and features and resulted in a lot of people considering moving to an alternate platform, such as Signal.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/robertcharca\/status\/1350891216439799814<\/p>\n<h2>Following the backlash, WhatsApp announced that its privacy policy update is being moved back to May<\/h2>\n<p>It also clarified that <a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/saudi\/en\/lifestyle\/technology\/whatsapp-is-delaying-its-new-privacy-policy-to-may-as-millions-of-people-switch-to-other-messaging-apps\/\">no accounts are to be deleted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you to everyone who\u2019s reached out. We&#39;re still working to counter any confusion by communicating directly with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhatsApp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhatsApp<\/a> users. No one will have their account suspended or deleted on Feb 8 and we\u2019ll be moving back our business plans until after May &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H3DeSS0QfO\">https:\/\/t.co\/H3DeSS0QfO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhatsApp\/status\/1350166558862053377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But people seem to have had their faith considerably shaken in the app and many are still looking for just the right alternatives.<\/p>\n<h2>And Pingme seems to be just that<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mishal_alzahed\/status\/1350715876811689985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1350715876811689985%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flovin.co%2Fsaudi%2Far%2FD8A3D8B3D984D988D8A8-D8A7D984D8ADD98AD8A7D8A9%2FD8A7D984D8AAD983D986D988D984D988D8ACD98AD8A7%2FD8A7D984D987D8ACD8B1D8A9-D985D986-D988D8A7D8AAD8B3D8A7D8A8-D8A7D984D989-pingme-D8A7D984D8B3D8B9D988D8AFD98A-D8A8D8A7D984D983D8A7D985D984%2F<\/p>\n<h2>Pingme claims that it is a &#8216;completely Saudi alternative&#8217; to WhatsApp but keeps privacy a huge consideration<\/h2>\n<p>It is to launch on Feberuary 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062d\u0631\u0635\u0627 \u0645\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0646\u0637\u0644\u0642 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0635\u0648\u0635\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0642\u0644\u0648\u0628\u0646\u0627 \u0648\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0643\u0628\u0629 \u0644\u0631\u0624\u064a\u0629 \u0633\u0645\u0648 \u0633\u064a\u062f\u064a \u0648\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0647\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631 \/ \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646. <br \/>\u062a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0642 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u062f\u0634\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0648\u0644 \u062a\u0637\u0628\u064a\u0642 \u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648\u0647\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0639\u062f\u062f\u0629 <br \/>\u0633\u064a\u062a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0641\u064a 1FEB<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f_\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0632\u0644\u064a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pingme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pingme<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pingme (@SaPingme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaPingme\/status\/1350209711082270720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, people do have some questions. The most common criticism has been the use of non-Saudi models in all the promotion pictures of the app &#8211; even though it claims to be marketing to a Saudi audience.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/7kmngh\/status\/1350439324010115076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1350467110716248068%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flovin.co%2Fsaudi%2Far%2FD8A3D8B3D984D988D8A8-D8A7D984D8ADD98AD8A7D8A9%2FD8A7D984D8AAD983D986D988D984D988D8ACD98AD8A7%2FD8A7D984D987D8ACD8B1D8A9-D985D986-D988D8A7D8AAD8B3D8A7D8A8-D8A7D984D989-pingme-D8A7D984D8B3D8B9D988D8AFD98A-D8A8D8A7D984D983D8A7D985D984%2F<\/p>\n<h2>The app has made a statement to respond to these claims<\/h2>\n<p>They state that they are not using pictures of Saudis for their safety.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf39 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfQQGH0oDP\">pic.twitter.com\/yfQQGH0oDP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pingme (@SaPingme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaPingme\/status\/1350445645837070337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>However, reactions seem pretty mixed so far. Perhaps the verdict will made after the app is launched &#8211; on February 1<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0643\u0646\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0644 \u0634\u063a\u0651\u0644 \u0623\u063a\u0646\u064a\u0629 :<\/p>\n<p>\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643\u0645 .. \u0648\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \ud83c\udfb6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GXu5BDA2AS\">pic.twitter.com\/GXu5BDA2AS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u200e\u0647\u0644\u064a\u0651\u0640\u0644 (@Helyyil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Helyyil\/status\/1350431320711827457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The last few days have seen a lot of discussions on WhatsApp&#8217;s privacy policies and features and resulted in a lot of people considering moving to an alternate platform, such as Signal. https:\/\/twitter.com\/robertcharca\/status\/1350891216439799814 Following the backlash, WhatsApp announced that its privacy policy update is being moved back to May It also clarified that no accounts &hellip; 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