i’ve just seen a comment in a post, in this very community, saying people trust signal because of missinformation (from what i could undertand).
if this is true, then i have a few questions:
-what menssaging app should i use for secure communications? i need an app that balances simplicity and security.
-how to explain it to my friends who use signal because i recomended?
-what this means for other apps in general?
I’m not upset. So maybe a good question to ask yourself?
And I didn’t give misinformation. Signal doesn’t allow it. Yes, they exist, and can break at any time.
I personally have Signal. I use Matrix more, but in wouldn’t turn away Signal.
OP asked for information on what gives people pause about Signal. I have gave it. Where is my misinformation? I’d like to know so I can learn as well.
What you personally view as pointless, matters to some people.
That’s for each to decide. If this is a community focused on privacy, as you said, shouldn’t we give everyone the information they asked and not make decisions on what is or is not pointless to them?
It is a fact that Signal is a centralized service. They do not allow federation. They do not allow third party clients. They could decide in the future to turn people accounts off for using third party clients.
I have lived through this numerous times. I don’t trust a centralized service as much as one I can run myself. That’s for each to decide.