Link to article from main Lemmy❤️ developer about Signal privacy. Mostly fair points. I kinda distrust so centralized services but basically we have no other options (Matrix is buggy in many aspects). What can you say about this article?

  • @Tangent5280
    18•1 year ago

    Yeah that china comparison majorly derails this argument. When I read it earlier I just glossed over that but now it stands out like a sore thumb.

    I don’t know what to think about signal anymore. I suppose as laymen we are pretty much non-players as far as the interest of government groups go, but still I suppose I need to learn a lot more about privacy best practices and threat assessment because some of the article was just difficult.

    • Melpomene
      13•1 year ago

      TLDR, the thought is that the USA is spying on users of Signal because some early funding came from the US government. But the evidence suggests not; indeed, governments worldwide are targeting Signal et al because they don’t LIKE that they can’t just demand access from providers.

      • slazer2au
        4•1 year ago

        Also in the same vain didn’t the US armed forces (possibly the Navy) develop TOR?

    • @[email protected]
      8•1 year ago

      I dunno if Moxie Marlinspike is still behind Signal, but I’ve met the dude. He eats, sleeps, and shits privacy.