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@lemmy.world
    164·
    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@kbin.social
      121·
      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.

    • Calzone8585@lemmy.ml
      6·
      1 year ago

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