▲ 246 ▼ Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive (signal.org) submitted 2 years ago* by fer0n@lemm.ee to c/technology@beehaw.org 112 comments fedilink hide all child comments We estimate that by 2025, Signal will require approximately $50 million dollars a year to operate—and this is very lean compared to other popular messaging apps that don’t respect your privacy.
[–] nerdguy1138@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Pidgin exists permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] u_tamtam@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Please, don't recommend pidgin, it's a security hellhole, and a pretty terrible XMPP client at that. If you want something with a similar vibe, check-out https://dino.im/ or https://gajim.org/ if you are more on the "power-user" side of things :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] u_tamtam@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Please, don't recommend pidgin, it's a security hellhole, and a pretty terrible XMPP client at that. If you want something with a similar vibe, check-out https://dino.im/ or https://gajim.org/ if you are more on the "power-user" side of things :) permalink fedilink source parent