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kwozyman@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoBe that as it may, it’s still an incredibly short sighted decision to use a centralized service that is under 3rd party control for real security sensitive applications.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yeah, that does bother me. But it’s also a lot easier to build a centralized service like that than to get people on a decentralized one.
If you really want something private and are willing to jump through a few hoops, Simplex exists. But most people aren’t willing to jump through a few hoops, and even Signal (a pretty low bar) is a hard enough sell as it is. And that’s why I use Signal, because it’s my best chance to get people onto something better. In other words, don’t let perfect be the enemy of better.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
Is it? No one seems to have problems using email.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yet pretty much everyone uses the same one: gmail.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
not true. Plenty of people use Yahoo, Outlook, and some even use AOL!