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• DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I think the commenter you’re replying to is supporting the point made further up. People aren’t using Signal for anonymity, because that’s not it’s advertised purpose. As we all (except the author of this article) know, its purpose is privacy.

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  • jack@monero.town ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Lol, privacy is definetely not what you’re getting with Signal. They know your entire connection graph, who you talk to, when and how much. They collect all of the phone numbers.

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    • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Privacy and anonymity are different things.

      The post office knows who I am, my address, and who sends mail to me. They even know who I send mail to, if I write my return sender details on the envelope. I am not anonymous.

      But, if the person we use ciphers to encrypt our letters, and only the two of us can decrypt and read them, our communications can indeed be considered private.

      There’s a fundamental difference.

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      • jack@monero.town ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Okay, I get where you’re coming from. Signal is private enough for you, while I would feel more private if there is also no metadata about me.

        For the toilet example, it’s more like that a foreign, unrelated person (like the Signal Foundation and by extension the government with a national security letter) knows about your shit-taking, not just family at home or colleagues who happen to be there. This would be a concern for me.

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