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Signal usage survey, what versions do you use? Wanted for potential Flatpak adoption
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https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/why_not_signal.md
Oh look an essay full of fearmongering that adds nothing to the discussion. Thanks for contributing!
Tbf it does suggest several alternatives.
It's by one of the Lemmy founders btw
Doesn't make him automatically correct however.
those were some bullshit bullet points lmao
They're actually very good points.
The problem is that all the suggested alternatives are unworkable for adoption by the general public (they require stuff like Tor, self-hosting etc.)
one of the points is cia funding. they are bullshit
The appeal of signal is it is a good option (may have flaws but it is better than say discord) and it's pretty easy to get normies using it, all the other alternatives you mentioned are obscure and convincing normies such as friends and family to use them is much harder, and while signal isn't perfect, it's certainly better than whatsapp or other proprietary solutions
So... not using Signal because it's based off a conspiracy theory that it's secretly funded by CIA?
Well, let's stop using RSA and encryption because the most used secure crypto algorithms today were created by none other than the NSA!
EDIT: None of the alternatives provided are good alternatives for Signal. Matrix is an extremely complicated protocol that lacks some features compared to normal IM apps (I use Matrix and the experience is quite close to a standard messaging app). XMPP is dead and has a very niche userbase. The others are not suitable for being a daily messaging app.
Signal is a good alternative and while I do agree with some points, they are not bad enough to prevent you from using it (e.g. not having usernames).
How do you read this without JS?
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