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Couldn't you just say "I really like the user interface." Or "The logo looks cool." Or "It had 4 stars." Of "It had lots of good reviews."
by pwdisswordfish2 6y ago
Couldn't you just say "I really like the user interface."
Or "The logo looks cool."
Or "It had 4 stars."
Of "It had lots of good reviews."
- Blaiz0r 6y agono one would believe you...
- mkup 6y agoHow does that matter? You have the right to install any apps you want, and wacky questions deserve wacky answers.
- filleduchaos 6y agoHow does that matter? Perhaps due to the potential scenario in question being interrogation by law enforcement that doesn't have your best interests at heart, not "who has the better witty retort to score points online?".
- Hamuko 6y agoI mean, I don't get why it has to get any more complicated than "I have friends that use it". That's the main reason for having any messaging app.
- izacus 6y agoAnd the cop will say "I don't believe you you terrorist" and lock you up until you say something else. This has happened time and time again, including in the latest Hong Kong protests, on American border interrogations and it will happen in these US protests as well. Once you're on the list of suspects from someone elses Signal chat, you're not going to persuade a suspicious official by bullshitting.
- computerfriend 6y agoDo you have a source for the claim that this has happened at protests in Hong Kong? I haven't heard of anyone being arrested here on the basis that they had Signal installed.
- izacus 6y agoThey got arrested by association. Signal chat group is such an association, just like other chat groups are. Except that Signal guarantees to give out your phone number (and by extension location and personal address) to every single person in a chat group. There have been lynchings in India based on this kind of data leaked by WhatsApp which resulted in them finally allowing joining groups anonymously.
- deadwing0 6y agoDo you have a source for this?
- thinkingemote 6y agoRubbing ones hands together to stave off the chilling effect.
- pwdisswordfish2 6y agoHow about "I searched for the term "private messaging" in Google Play Store database and Signal was the top result." https://play.google.com/store/search?q=private+messaging https://play.google.com/store/search?q=private+messaging