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out of the loop, what's the problem with signal? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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i've just seen a comment in a post, in this very community, saying people trust signal because of missinformation (from what i could undertand).

if this is true, then i have a few questions:

-what menssaging app should i use for secure communications? i need an app that balances simplicity and security.

-how to explain it to my friends who use signal because i recomended?

-what this means for other apps in general?

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[–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

list some of these alternatives

Probably the ones you're already thinking of (SimpleX, Session, XMPP).

how they are better?

They're better in terms of privacy. When I said they're better, I mean specifically in terms of privacy.

Of course they're less convenient, as you're alluding to.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Signal gets me all the privacy I need. I don't care if they know my phone number uses Signal, I don't use it as anonymous chat, I use it with friends and family.
    As others in this post have said, Signal handles privacy perfectly fine, it does not provide anonymity.

    Unlike several other users here, I actually view Signal's contact discoverability as a feature, not a security flaw. All it means is if someone I know installs Signal, they can easily send me a message without a complicated back and forth through some other medium.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago*

    I myself said "Signal is actually good", so there's no need to argue with me about it.

    Nevertheless:

    I actually view Signal’s contact discoverability as a feature, not a security flaw

    Of course it can be both. Many things are both features in one domain, and flaws in another domain. Obviously it's a feature or else they wouldn't have purposely developed it.

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