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How to share confidential information? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm using Signal, but after I found out that it's not as privacy-friendly as it claims, I'm uneasy about sharing my address there. I trust the person who asked for my address, but not the service. What's a safe way to share? I was thinking of something like a self-destructing pastebin, but surely you have better ideas.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Matrix and even Signal you reject for some reason work fine with no one being able to see the content of your message except the one you sent it to.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've never heard anyone other than OP have any privacy concerns over Signal. Their encryption method is rock-solid, and they win the award for best response to a government subpoena