This is a bad thing. Please do not try to rationalize it and say that it is a good thing.
It's a good thing as it encourages the public to use Hexbear, the last bastion of free speech on the internet.
I can, and will: signal is a CIA honeypot. Do not ask me to explain because I can't, and won't
I'll change my tune as soon as WeChat implements end-to-end encryption and Weibo implements ActivityPub.
The unlimited glory of China saves the day again :xi-shining:
It's a good thing. It's literally a honeypot. Our intelligence agency uses it for communication (or at least broadcasts that it does publicly to gain support for it).
https://twitter.com/chenweihua/status/1371849619416682501
Chen seems to disagree
That's a cool emoji. I think this might be my favorite cover of that book
Well, until Matrix becomes as user-friendly as Signal, and until Matrix becomes as good at hiding metadata as Signal, there really isn't a better encrypted chat app.
Matrix uses encryption developed by us state funded grants, they're an op!!!! /s
looks up from pages of scribbled notes Holy shit. You won't believe what I just found out about the internet
The internet connection of it, maybe as it uses TOR but Bluetooth and LAN connection? I doubt that is possible at a wide deployment right now.
What the fuck is Signal? Back in my day the only “signals” we had were smoke signals, and that’s what I still use today to keep the radiation from turning my brain into a liberal.
