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Because your own service is not an alternative if you actually need to secure-message others because of the line of work you're in, or the regime you're under.

Because your own service is not an alternative if you actually need to secure-message others because of the line of work you're in, or the regime you're under. The idea that "just do it yourself" is more secure than a company that can't just be walked into and have their computers taken without it causing a huge problem for everyone from your mom to heads of state is a bit naive.

phicoh 5y ago
The advantage of having your servers at home is that when the police shows up with a search warrent you know you can't trust that server anymore. If you use a 3rd party, it can be compromised and you only find out when it is too late.
- godelski 5y ago
  I'm pretty sure my server at home is less secure since I'm not a professional security expert. I can recognize that I'm dumb and going to make a lot of mistakes. The disadvantage of having your server at your home is that you don't know if it's compromised from day one. I may never even find out and just fool myself the entire time.
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2Gkashmiri 5y ago
what about when cisco or "someone" helped india government impose censorship on aroun 8 million people so that they cannot use a vpn or access only whitelisted websites? https://theprint.in/india/us-firm-helps-jk-build-firewall-to-keep-social-media-off-limits-even-when-internet-returns/374096/ https://theprint.in/india/us-firm-helps-jk-build-firewall-to... https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/this-us-firm-is-reportedly-helping-kashmir-govt-block-social-media-apps-story-WCYBDSBDkDorj01jLf5i9I.html https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/this-us-firm-is-re... there is a news by arstechnica that updates by cisco who deny the same but these curbs were imposed and i personally suffered so i am not sure if "have their computers taken without it causing a huge problem for everyone from your mom to heads of state is a bit naive"... even a big company like cisco must bow down and bend rules to a dictatorial country like india.

phicoh 5y ago

The advantage of having your servers at home is that when the police shows up with a search warrent you know you can't trust that server anymore. If you use a 3rd party, it can be compromised and you only find out when it is too late.

godelski 5y ago
I'm pretty sure my server at home is less secure since I'm not a professional security expert. I can recognize that I'm dumb and going to make a lot of mistakes. The disadvantage of having your server at your home is that you don't know if it's compromised from day one. I may never even find out and just fool myself the entire time.

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2Gkashmiri 5y ago

what about when cisco or "someone" helped india government impose censorship on aroun 8 million people so that they cannot use a vpn or access only whitelisted websites? https://theprint.in/india/us-firm-helps-jk-build-firewall-to-keep-social-media-off-limits-even-when-internet-returns/374096/ https://theprint.in/india/us-firm-helps-jk-build-firewall-to... https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/this-us-firm-is-reportedly-helping-kashmir-govt-block-social-media-apps-story-WCYBDSBDkDorj01jLf5i9I.html https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/this-us-firm-is-re... there is a news by arstechnica that updates by cisco who deny the same but these curbs were imposed and i personally suffered so i am not sure if "have their computers taken without it causing a huge problem for everyone from your mom to heads of state is a bit naive"... even a big company like cisco must bow down and bend rules to a dictatorial country like india.