Because of the ongoing fucktastrophe, the cries of "Use SIGNAL!" are constant and unavoidable. And I get it, it may be the least-bad option in a sea of terrible options. If, that is, you choose to ignore the advice of "don't use your phone for that shit" (the Stringer Bell Rule). But out of curiosity, because I haven't been keeping up, has the Signal Corporation addressed: The fact that they ...
The vast majority of people can’t even be bothered to delete WhatsApp for security concerns.
Whining about how signal isn’t running off a Linux virtual machine that emulates a 1972 Turkish missile console looks like clown shit to damn near everyone and probably close to 80% of the people that have even cared enough to download signal in the first place.
Valid concerns and critiques are valid but, like, its open source dog. Just make it better. Make a federated version or whatever he wants, the source code is right there in the app.
This guy sounds like one of those dudes that thinks something is only good if nobody knows how to use it and success is measured in how widely it’s rejected by consumers
This guy sounds like one of those dudes that thinks something is only good if nobody knows how to use it and success is measured in how widely it’s rejected by consumers
I got my girlfriend on signal, but she’s a Mexican citizen. That entire country runs on WhatsApp. It would be like pulling teeth to make her understand why WhatsApp is bad.
Thats what I’m saying! Maybe once there are entire countries running on signal you can be the snooty “my contacts in my phone can see me on signal” critic that nobody cares about or listens to
Right now meta has access to every message sent in Mexico and this guy is trying to convince people not to use signal because it “isn’t secure” smh
The vast majority of people can’t even be bothered to delete WhatsApp for security concerns.
Whining about how signal isn’t running off a Linux virtual machine that emulates a 1972 Turkish missile console looks like clown shit to damn near everyone and probably close to 80% of the people that have even cared enough to download signal in the first place.
Valid concerns and critiques are valid but, like, its open source dog. Just make it better. Make a federated version or whatever he wants, the source code is right there in the app.
This guy sounds like one of those dudes that thinks something is only good if nobody knows how to use it and success is measured in how widely it’s rejected by consumers
An elitist through and through
I got my girlfriend on signal, but she’s a Mexican citizen. That entire country runs on WhatsApp. It would be like pulling teeth to make her understand why WhatsApp is bad.
I told her I can’t use it, so we compromised.
Thats what I’m saying! Maybe once there are entire countries running on signal you can be the snooty “my contacts in my phone can see me on signal” critic that nobody cares about or listens to
Right now meta has access to every message sent in Mexico and this guy is trying to convince people not to use signal because it “isn’t secure” smh