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by NdMAND
1324 days ago
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Why did we remove SMS (step 1 into "only criminals use this app") and then start adding stuff that has absolutely nothing at all to do with messaging? I think that "only criminals use this app" is always going to be used on anything that uses encryption by folks that are against encryption (usually governments for some reasons...). SMS or not is always going to be there. I don't think that having secure communication apps intentionally offer insecure communication is the right way to solve this. SMS was a legacy feature for Signal that just got removed now. > adding stuff that has absolutely nothing at all to do with messaging? Stories? > Did a federal agent start running the show with the sole mission of destroying the entire app? I just replied to another similar comment, not sure if it's the same person or not... but then I'd say... Use Telegram! It's unencrypted by default!
Use WhatsApp - unfortunately encrypted by default, but at least Meta will collect so much more metadata than you can keep track for.
Use iMessage - It will upload your encrypted chat and the decryption key to Apple servers for you. My point saying "it's the feds running it" without proof like that is not the most constructive conversation - Signal is by all accounts one of the most secure and private (not necessarily the same as anonymous) messaging apps out there with no clear competitors at the same level of privacy and security. |
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You mean the messaging service with no SMS support and an assumption that criminals are the main users?
Signal was great because it gave encrypted messaging to people who didn't know they needed it. When you take away SMS support, the only people who use it are people who know they need it.