I was actually just trying to make a (poor attempt at a) joke. Honestly, I don't really know, or care, how Signal works. I have no respect or interest in using

I was actually just trying to make a (poor attempt at a) joke. Honestly, I don't really know, or care, how Signal works. I have no respect or interest in using any service which requires a cellphone to use it by fiat. I don't really have any great concern about the government requesting my information, not because I "don't have anything to hide" or "because I'm too boring to care about" but simply because I don't care if they do. They will do what they will do. I will do what I will do. It's immaterial for me to worry and fret over the actions of someone else. Governments are simply a form of authority which protect those who pay up, and harm those who don't. It's neither my protector or my enemy, it's just a thing that demands money from me from time to time. As far as secure communications are concerned, if someone is truly concerned about such things, the only reliable method I'm aware of is a one-time pad. [1] For most, such a system would be far too bulky and cumbersome to bother with, meaning that the communication itself is, in actuality, not worth securing to the highest degree. This, in turn, makes the thousands of digital alternatives "good enough" for all but nation-state threat actors. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad [2] https://nordvpn.com/blog/nation-state-threat-actors/ https://nordvpn.com/blog/nation-state-threat-actors/