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 :)

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    4 years ago

    Signal’s plug and play.

    Conversations app requires a sign up. We can’t miss out the ‘once you sign up’ bit - it’s an important step, because it stops users.

    I’d prefer XMPP myself, but, my experience tells me this isn’t the best method. In a hostel people complained about privacy concerns. I told them about Signal. A few go to the PlayStore page and nearly clicked ‘Install’.

    At this point a bigger privacy enthusiast told them not to download it, that it’s not decentralized, and to go and download new super-private thing and also add your own keys to a server here, and people just put down their phones without installing either.