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Stating the obivious (with quote from the areticle): "As an alternative to changing your number, you could try switching from WhatsApp to Signal, a popular, pr
by vzaliva 6y ago
Stating the obivious (with quote from the areticle):
"As an alternative to changing your number, you could try switching from WhatsApp to Signal, a popular, privacy-focussed instant messaging app. It’s very similar to WhatsApp but built with greater concern for privacy and security. It does not have the same online or last seen statuses as WhatsApp and can’t be tracked in the same way."
- Syonyk 6y agoAnd everyone in your contact list, who has Signal installed, gets a message: Vzaliva is on Signal! At least if you're using the default settings, which is safe to assume most installs will. On the plus side, Signal is now common enough that it's no longer "Oh. That weird encrypted app that probably means you're a hacker." On the minus side, it's still a centrally managed service, and as most intelligence agencies will point out if asked, the message content being encrypted doesn't really bother them. Who you talk to, how often, and with what patterns? That's good enough for most of what they need to know, and I'm far from confident that Signal encrypts the metadata well enough to deter analysis. Matrix at least has the advantage of spreading the traffic out and making it a bit harder to analyze...
- renewiltord 6y agoYeah, why does it do that? Seems kind of weird that if you have my phone number you automatically get this notification that I installed an app. Not upset or anything because I don't mind. It just felt a bit skeevy.