Comment on Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp

ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• tym@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The irony of you posting this on lemmy, which won’t allow posting from a VPN or masked email addresses is not lost on me.

  The amount of hoops I had to jump through to make this comment and maintain some semblance of privacy is infuriating but at least it’s not reddit I guess?

  But do go on about your security standards…

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  • Toga65@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you’re reading this comment, I posted it from proton vpn

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    • tym@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thanks, appreciated. I installed Nord on my linux box as well, then set that to openvpn technology and obfuscated servers which worked. I’d prefer to use their quantum-proof encryption but there’s no way to bypass VPN checks if one sets that. I think it’s a mistake on lemmy’s part to even put that hurdle up, but it is what it is. Having one’s real world identity tied to social media is a risk going forward. Data is the enemy.

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      • Toga65@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Data is 100% the enemy and you’re right, lemmy would be moronic to put that roadblock in place

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  • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It doesn’t matter if you hide the number; at some point they deanonymized you when you signed up.

    Want to be a dick about “hoops”? Get a number that isn’t traceable. It can be done, but it’s tough. I doubt its possible in the countries that really need anonymity of association.

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    • tym@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Deanonymized isn’t a risk with end-to-end FOSS-governed encryption (as compared to Meta’s mysterious backend that manages keypairs for whatsapp and messenger). Sealed Sender can even obfuscate the metadata of the recipient for further snooping hurdles. Nothing is perfect, and any participant can silently ex-filtrate conversation data with another camera.

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  • blujan@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’re using the wrong lemmy server then, no problem with mine

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  • RalphFurley@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Duck duck Go VPN connection here

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• deltapi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  When did WhatsApp start allowing signups without a phone number?

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  • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No clue. Never even tried to use it since it’s a Meta product. I was referring to Signal’s phone # requirement being a non-starter.

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    • Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So what do you use now?

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      • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I use Element.

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      • ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Matrix

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