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Perhaps the parent is downvoted not because of the underlying content of the message, but because of the black/white framing. Every tool has a barrier to use,
by clarkevans 7y ago
Perhaps the parent is downvoted not because of the underlying content of the message, but because of the black/white framing.
Every tool has a barrier to use, and even with a strong commitment to security/privacy, Signal seems to have decided that it's more beneficial for their users know which one of their friends are on Signal, than there is potential for abuse. Further, there may come a time where this calculus changes, for example, if spammers arrive on the Signal platform and start decreasing usability.
- rapnie 7y ago> Signal seems to have decided that it's more beneficial for their users know which one of their friends are on Signal I feel the reason might be more as a way to promote more widespread use of Signal itself, rather than directly serving their users.
- dublinben 7y agoThe creators of Signal surely believe that 'promoting the more widespread use of Signal itself' benefits their users. They're not for-profit company that exists for some other purpose.
- nabnob 7y agoSignal relies on the user's contact list so that they don't have to store signal users in their servers.