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d52969b6 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @e2aff28e 

Very welcome.

Also, the two "nerdy" alternatives given are probably even better (XMPP, Matrix,) regarding safety.
It never caught pn and security awareness in the general public is next to non-existent.
There are also interesting Swiss and French solutions w/o any significant international reach.
Better to have a 90/95% solution and use it than having none at all.
This is why I think pushing #Threema is the best compromise, though #Signal has merits, too.
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7cf39515 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @28629284 @e2aff28e 

Threema is a for-profit corporation, whereas Signal is not.
Threema is proprietary, whereas Signal is not.
Threema is a subscription service, whereas Signal is free.

And as for security, Both apps are secure end-to-end. But the phone number is indeed an identifier in Signal. But rest assured... if the NSA has you on their radar, they will have the resources to get to you regardless of what software you're using.