Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)
I'm afraid that the crowd that cares about BigTech meddling in our world has already done all of those. It's the other majority that we somehow need to convince
Personally, I'm done with preaching. I just use the better services when I can, so when the eyes open, I will be ready to be a guide
BTW, wasn't Signal so-so? I don't remember what the critique was but I remember making mental note that it's also not a solution
Same situation here. But Signal is a solution (if you can't self-host nor convince your friends to use something whatsapp-y).
besides it being funded by three-letter agencies, and using your phone number as an identifier?
funded by three-letter agencies
That for sure can feel iffy but if the code is sound and the keys are stored on client only, that does not have to mean they can snoop. Leveraging access might be a vector, though.
The agencies do need something that is a. really secure and b. present in global population, so it's not a dead giveaway "that guy is a spy"
using your phone number
They haven't dropped that yet?
Interesting timing to read this :
Earlier today, I left to do errands and pick up groceries and managed to forget my cellphone. First thing I thought I was "oh no, can't play my music" but then I just kinda drove and did my errands.
It was kinda nice not to have my cellphone during the car ride. Had a feeling of being "untethered".
I just listen to public radio or local FM music stations.
But then I'm an elderly millennial, so. Until recently, the fanciest feature in my car was a CD player.
Still rocking that tape deck. Great thing about cassette adapters is that they work as long as the read head is intact, doesn't matter if anything else in the tape mechanism is rotted out.
The link on the mastodon post to rebel tech alliance is very useful thank you :)
A bit weird that they labelled SimpleX's businessmodel freemium. AFAIK every functionality is free, just like other messengers they list.
Hi there, fair enough that's true for now, but we tried to future proof it by putting Freemium based on what they say here
https://simplex.chat/faq/#how-are-you-funded
"What will be the business model? We are focusing on product-market fit, and as such the business model is still a work in progress. However, the app will have a freemium model with extra features or capabilities for paid users (taking into consideration a potential formula like 5% paying $5/month is $3/user/year - ~90% gross profit margin)."