Accelerate to the future. Privacy is fundamental.

  • k_o_t@lemmy.mlM
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    3 years ago

    POV 2024:

    we are now desperately trying to get people off of signal because it turned out it was privacywashing (like greenwashing, but with privacy)

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    I will also leave whatsapp. It’s true that I hardly use it. In my case I use Telegram. Why to Signal? Telegram is much more widespread than Signal. I understand that Telegram is not 100% secure, but neither is Signal when you need a phone number. That is the first rule.

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      before answering, i’d like to preface that i personally don’t take in consideration the number of users when analyzing the value of a tool, as 100% of my friends can reach me via sms.

      i’m not going into the technical details of why signal is more secure than anything else in our age (i invite you to make your own way into their blog https://signal.org/blog) the striking thing about people working on signal is their intention; the tool is completely open-source, the foundation is a non-profit based on donations. we’re seeing what happens when durov’s money starts to run out: how long will his ads strategy last, before he needs to invent another trick to keep the boat afloat?

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        The problem with Signal is that its from the United States, which means the have to follow the orders of CIA and other agencies. Telegram doesn’t have that problem.

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          3 years ago

          Signal announced before that they will leave USA if EARN IT or anything of that sort gets approved. It is clear since Snowden is backing Signal right now.