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Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp (greenstarsproject.org)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not everything has to be federated anyway, it's not inherently better for privacy by default, because you are putting your trust in more people. Signal can be audited easier than 1000 people hosting their own servers.

Signal isn't perfect, but it's the best option we have that everyone can understand to use.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

We get no privacy when the only server rug pulls.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

Then we move on. There's always a fork or alternative waiting.