I don't trust Signal
drewdevault.com

Good summary of several red-flags in regards to using the Signal messenger.

Also interesting is this one.

Use a locally hosted XMPP with the Conversations client :)

  • Rugged Raccoon@lemmy.ml
    6·
    4 years ago

    https://signal.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/

    It is great that The Guardian thinks privacy is something their readers should be concerned about. However, running a story like this without taking the time to carefully evaluate claims of a “backdoor” will ultimately only hurt their readers. It has the potential to drive them away from a well-engineered and carefully considered system to much more dangerous products that make truly false claims. Since the story has been published, we have repeatedly reached out to the author and the editors at The Guardian, but have received no response.

    We believe that WhatsApp remains a great choice for users concerned with the privacy of their message content.

    There we have it, let’s all switch back to WhatsApp and be done with this issue :D

    • iszomer@lemmy.ml
      2·
      4 years ago

      Not if average users fall into herd mentality and guilt by association. WhatsApp is part of Facebook after all. Given how hyper-polarized everything can be now, I’m not surprised people are flocking to alternatives.