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How checklists lie with facts, and are bad for figuring out privacy of apps etc. (soatok.blog)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/20989376

Where Soatok goes over why checklists are meaningless when trying to figure out if something is private or just for comparisons in general.

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Very good and well thought out reply! Thanks so much!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I've been thinking about this for a very long time. The only platform that actually passes all of Soatok's tests is Simplex. But it's only briefly mentioned in the article about session

    (For example: SimpleX was audited in December 2024. Don’t ask me about SimpleX, you have a goddamn report from professionals I respect right there.)

    Wait no. I think only server builds are reproducible.

    But there is an Android build on F-droid and F-droid does offer reproducible builds, so that's a way to get them.

    A big problem, however, is that the creator of simplex is an antivaxxer, anti-DEI, anti-abortion, climate change denialist, etc. I can understand why people would be hesitant to push a platform like that, given they may also be pushing the creator's beliefs. I think it's okay to do the recommendation with a little asterisk of "please be aware that the creator of this app is crazy".

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