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I dunno, it just feels that the crypto community is shooting itself in the foot by largely catering to those with smart phones. A huge chunk of population, (poo
by bpchaps 10y ago
I dunno, it just feels that the crypto community is shooting itself in the foot by largely catering to those with smart phones. A huge chunk of population, (poor, elderly, etc) are in a similar boat as I am and it doesn't make much sense. Many of the civics/activist/crypto folk seem to only want to make flashy toys to prove their worth rather than tackling problems in solid ways :\.
- snthd 10y agoWhat do you propose instead? Software for dumb phones? Meshes using SDR devices?
- bpchaps 10y agoNo - simply something that doesn't require specific hardware or a specific browser to run. Note that I'm not commenting on the lack of alternatives - just the current culture. It all feels very backwards.
- mi100hael 10y agoI'm not aware of any "solid way" of reliably transmitting encrypted messages of any useful length within the 160 characters allowed in a single SMS message, let alone installing a usable method of encrypting the messages.
- bpchaps 10y agoThat's not really what I'm asking about, though. It just feels like those who truly need to use something like Signal are shooting themselves in the foot by requiring others to have a smart phone. This has affected my ability to communicate with two separate journalists, so I'm not just spouting just to spout..
- cyphar 10y agoYou can use Signal on android.