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u_tamtam@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive

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Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive

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u_tamtam@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Signal is the world’s most widely used truly private messaging app, and our cryptographic technologies provide extra layers of privacy beyond the Signal app itself. Since launching in 2013, the Signal Protocol—our end-to-end encryption technology—has become the de facto standard for private commu...
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    Have any suggestions for “normies” on iPhone and Android that aren’t Signal?

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      SimpleX or any XMPP with OMEMO

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        +1 for simplex

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        Thanks!

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      matrix comes to mind, get element on iOS and Android (Fdroid or play store)

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        Thanks!

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          your welcome.

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      If those “normies” aren’t turned away by the creation of an account (and if they can use Amazon, I doubt it’s an issue), they can certainly use XMPP :)

      Here to pick a provider:
      https://providers.xmpp.net/

      Here for the software:
      https://xmpp.org/software/?platform=android

      https://xmpp.org/software/?platform=ios

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        Thanks!

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      I surely do!

      Try Session or SimpleX or Threema.

      Threema is the oldest and most polished option. You do have to buy a license for a one-time fee though. It’s entirely worth the play store credit I spent, but if I were to buy now, I’d use their website store so I could use the open source app instead.

      @comfydecal
      @u_tamtam

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        I cannot really root for threema here because of its centralized nature, although I do appreciate that it has a saner business model than Signal

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        Thanks!

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