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#Signal is trending so what's a better occasion to join it?
Install it (for free, but it's good to donate) from https://signal.org/
I've been using it since #WhatsApp got bought by Facebook / Meta, so more than 10 years! It's been really good, with a few flaws like not being able to keep your data if you change from an iPhone to Android (or conversely), and the call quality is sometimes not ideal, but it's nice to have end-to-end encryption.
@contrapunctus@en.osm.town@elduvelle #Signal is #centralized - just like #Twitter, #WhatsApp, #Telegram, #Threema, etc - and therefore exactly as vulnerable to #enshittification. Its popularity also makes it a tempting target for backdoors.
I urge people to use #XMPP instead, which is #federated like the Fediverse and has no single point of failure. It uses the same end-to-end encryption algorithm as Signal.
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@elduvelle
* Use https://quicksy.im or https://prav.app if you want a gratis app and easy onboarding with mobile numbers (like #WhatsApp, #Signal, or #Telegram)
* Choose from loads of other clients and servers if you don't want to use a phone number. (See guide below.)
* Use https://snikket.org for easy self-hosting (or paid managed hosting) of a private server, and branded clients on all major platforms, with invitation and contact discovery features for easy onboarding.
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@elduvelle Read my user's guide to #XMPP for more information, and client, server, and public channel recommendations -
https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html
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