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• moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  No phone number needed. Can run directly on a non-phone server.

  Also more secure and trustworthy because it’s open source.

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  • Flamekebab@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Also more secure and trustworthy because it’s open source.

    But Signal is open source..?

    Getting a phone number was relatively cheap and easy, so for a one-off implementation, Signal was an easy choice as it’s what many friends and family already use.

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    • moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      The phone number part significantly degrades your privacy and security

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      • Flamekebab@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I’m not here to fight you. I was replying with a cool thing I wrote to share baby pics to family and friends, not trying to be the most perfect hardcore op sec person on the internet.

        People I know use Signal. I have never even heard of two of the three services mentioned higher up the thread.

        When I wrote it I was dealing with a newborn, auditing whether Signal passes some No True Scotsman test for open source-ness was really not my priority.

        Ugh, this kind of response is so off-putting. You can reply if you like but I’m probably just going to delete the whole damn comment thread because fuck this kind of purity test bullshit.

        I wasn’t asking for fucking feedback on my work.

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    • Arda@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Isn’t just the client open source

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