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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.
@e2aff28e
Because of all the things some can do if they have your cell number,
Even if #Signal now does not link your phone number to any transaction, looking at the sudden TOS changes of the past months in BigTech (e.g. Zoom's on 04/01/23) is a clear warning sign that things can change with sudden notice. Lock-in is very high for a messenger app.
Also, in another convo, we were discussing the problematic use of Google services by Signal, which I cannot reproduce, as I am not a tech person.
@e2aff28e
Because of all the things some can do if they have your cell number,
Even if #Signal now does not link your phone number to any transaction, looking at the sudden TOS changes of the past months in BigTech (e.g. Zoom's on 04/01/23) is a clear warning sign that things can change with sudden notice. Lock-in is very high for a messenger app.
Also, in another convo, we were discussing the problematic use of Google services by Signal, which I cannot reproduce, as I am not a tech person.
PLEASE BOOST
This insightful article should be read by every regular user of any #Fediverse platform.
Via Lionel Dricot, Developer and #SciFi writer, @59a3776c
"How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)"
In his blog, he shows from his own experience how #Google and #Micosoft first embraced new FOSS protocols (like #ActivityPub), then extended it, finally deserted it leaving it languishing in a niche.
Also: #META's intentions in a leaked e-mail.
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html
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