Also, always question - what kind of metadata does this app collect?
In a public debate with Just Security‘s David Cole at Johns Hopkins University, former Director of the NSA and CIA, General Michael Hayden made the provocative remark, “We Kill People Based on Metadata.”
Great resource - Comprehensive comparison of various messengers -
For those, who are not comfortable giving your phone number to Signal can go with either @ThreemaApp or @session_app. Or you can mask your phone number using @MySudoApp and then use that number to register with Signal.
Check out this document I uploaded on @skiffprivacy using #IPFS protocol. Messenger Comparison - @signalapp vs. Telegram vs. WhatsApp. Not sure who originally made it; credit to them.
In terms of #privacy and #security, GrapheneOS absolutely crushes iOS on so many levels. A few awesome features are listed here.
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@GrapheneOS is an #opensource operating system based on AOSP, focused on #security and #privacy. It is designed to be used on mobile devices, and includes features such as verified boot, sandboxing, and exploit mitigations.
It also includes the ability to use different encryption methods, and the ability to use VPNs and the Tor network to enhance #privacy.
GrapheneOS is geared more towards security-conscious and privacy-conscious users and has a #opensource ecosystem.
Mastodon's revenue is not dependent on advertisers like other social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Tiktok, etc. The ad-based revenue model isn't necessarily good in all cases as ads=tracking leads to the users -> product and advertisers -> customers
RT @cora@kolektiva.social
Signal has a new feature that is very social media-y called "stories" which (puts on out-of-touch hat) is apparently an instagram thing. Before y'all go being all social-y in an E2EE messaging app, please do not choose "All Signal Connections" (1/5)
without extreme caution.
"All Signal Connections" includes:
🌟Everyone you've ever messaged.
🌟Everyone in a Signal group you've ever been in.
🌟Everyone in your address book if you connected it to signal (which until now I considered safe b/c no one knew but you) even if (2/5)
you never messaged them.
So this could be:
🌟 Your ex.
🌟 Your other ex.
🌟 That neighbor from 10 years ago.
🌟 That person in that board game group who looks at you weird.
🌟 That cop who is in the giant Signal loop that we recommend against being in because you never (3/5)