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Signal is openly hostile to alternative clients, making it hardly better than other corporations' offerings.
by anoncake 6y ago
Signal is openly hostile to alternative clients, making it hardly better than other corporations' offerings.
- dogma1138 6y agoAlternative client without being to independently verify their correctness do not fit the trust model of Signal or any of the chat systems.
- anoncake 6y agoI don't care why Signal tramples on its users' freedom.
- dogma1138 6y agoIt doesn’t, you aren’t compelled to use Signal, I care that the clients I’m talking to are conform to the spec and don’t expose myself to side channel attacks (e.g. previewing content directly from the client)
- anoncake 6y agoFortunately, I'm not. But due to the nature of messengers, I likely would if Signal became popular. If you don't want others to use a client of their choice for some (real or imagined) security benefits, that's between you and them. I think most people will think your priorities are silly.