Apple adheres to the principle of form over function, instead of the old but still valid form follows function design principle. But TBH I never liked their stuff or their over the top big cheese attitude. So it’s not a disgruntled apple user writing this.

Foucault’s pendulum by Umberto Eco. Just thinking about it makes me want to read this masterpiece again.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault's_Pendulum

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_(computing)

When people in conversations tell me they’ve got nothing to hide, I routinely ask them for their bank details.

Why does Signal need my phone number?

Signal is subject to National Security Letters in the U.S.

Signal received funding from Radio Free Asia owned by the U.S. Agency for Global Media with ties to the CIA.

They seem to have a history of needing quite some time to release the server source code.

Here are some articles to read about Signal:

https://yasha.substack.com/p/signal-is-a-government-op-85e

https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/06/it-looks-like-signal-isnt-as-open-source-as-you-thought-it-was-anymore/

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/8974

This the dystopia we chose for ourselves.

That’s why sports channels are much more expensive than everything else. It’s harder to pirate live sports events. FKN corpos made it impossible for my parents to watch Wimbledon.

We should be aware that signal might not be the promised lands. It was created by a CIA affiliate. It’s also suspectible to National Security Letters from the U.S., requiring it to disclose information about its users.

Also why does signal need my phone number?

A viable alternative might be France based Olvid. But I haven’t done much research on them.

Sources:

• https://archive.ph/Lhe24
• https://yasha.substack.com/p/signal-is-a-government-op-85e
• https://olvid.io/en/