Happy #GlobalSwitchDay
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Bro put citations in his lemmy comment
I do my best to cite any claim that I make. I would encourage others to do the same.
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I got in! I just had to make an account & I got an email a few minutes later.
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I don't send dick pics or plan terrorist attacks, so if voyeurs or Big Gubmint snoop on my texts they'll be disappointed.
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SMS is generally free and unlimited with almost any postpaid mobile plan. If you're still paying for SMS then you should switch providers.
postpaid
plan
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You want to let them rape your computer? I'm not stopping you.
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You know it says gullible in their ToS?
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Sure, just give your data to China and get their ads, who cares.
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I do, use Signal if you care about privacy. They are the only game in town when it comes to reasonably secure chat software. Sure, I would prefer a federated alternative but I haven't found one yet that is always end-to-end encrypted, open source, implements forward secrecy, and is user friendly enough to be used by my grandmother.
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I can't find its libre software licence text file.
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I do, use Signal if you care about privacy. They are the only game in town when it comes to reasonably secure chat software. Sure, I would prefer a federated alternative but I haven't found one yet that is always end-to-end encrypted, open source, implements forward secrecy, and is user friendly enough to be used by my grandmother.
SimpleX is better, you don't even need a phone number.
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why signal?
Because atm is the most adopted alternative but isn't any better then SimpleX.
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“I’m sick of apps owned by American oligarchs who want to steal my data! This app owned by Chinese oligarchs will surely be a better experience”
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instead of switching ive mostly just been ditching entirely. I need less time interacting with internet people.
literally the only thing on this list im still using is facebook messenger, for my work colleagues. and youtube. everything else ive migrated (reddit-lemmy), or abandoned and torched
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Briar is better for particular dangerous situations, SimpleX is a 'more confy' great alternative.
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The best number-free protocol is SimpleX atm
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Friendica seems like a new thing? No apps for that yet either
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Friendica seems like a new thing? No apps for that yet either
It's been here the a long time actually