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Sinal wants to protect their users. Sometimes those users ask each other to Venmo them some funds. Venmo isn't to be trusted with privacy. This seems like a na
by __MatrixMan__ 6y ago
Sinal wants to protect their users. Sometimes those users ask each other to Venmo them some funds. Venmo isn't to be trusted with privacy.
This seems like a natural next step to me.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 6y agoIf I wanted to use the external money app they're piggybacking on, I can use that. I don't need it to be all one app. I have a web browser app for all-in-one app when I want that.
- __MatrixMan__ 6y agoYeah, you get to choose if you're the one sending the money. But sometimes people who want to send you money think that they're being helpful and find you on Venmo before you've had the opportunity to talk about payment privacy. If you're using a privacy focused app, it should guide you towards defaults that maintain that level of privacy. Explicitly choosing a medium that has different privacy profile should be non-default behavior. Letting people who don't want to think about it say "good-enough-for-signal-is-good-enough-for-me" and use the built in wallet is totally in line with Signal's mission.
- justapassenger 6y agoWill they also block people from sending links? I cannot trust random websites with my privacy.
- __MatrixMan__ 6y agoAdding the ability to attach crypto to your messages is nothing like blocking links. It's like providing an option to send links which will by default open in a tor browser.