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Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp (greenstarsproject.org)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/privacy

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago (16 children)

It’s centralized but I consider it the baseline for privacy.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (15 children)

You are definitely right but it's probably almost right at the sweet spot. Decentralization/federation is great for privacy, but think about what most non-technical people can handle. With federation alone, practically all non-tech people would even fail (or be confused by) the first step, namely to find an instance.

So are there more privacy friendly options than Signal? Definitely. But are those user friendly enough most people could use it? I can't think of one, but would live to hear some alternatives that are simple enough my mom could use it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Not everything has to be federated anyway, it's not inherently better for privacy by default, because you are putting your trust in more people. Signal can be audited easier than 1000 people hosting their own servers.

Signal isn't perfect, but it's the best option we have that everyone can understand to use.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

We get no privacy when the only server rug pulls.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Then we move on. There's always a fork or alternative waiting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You think you have privacy with buttfuckers6969 running your server? Reddit and Lemmy never cease to amaze me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Never heard of end-to-end encryption?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Jesus Christ 🤦‍♂️ you really do.

I'm not sure what I expected.

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