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Another political activist, I'm not certain how I feel about this. Seems like this might not go well, looking at what happens to companies with “activism” at th
by b3nji 4y ago
Another political activist, I'm not certain how I feel about this. Seems like this might not go well, looking at what happens to companies with “activism” at their heart.
- actionfromafar 4y agoIsn't the very existence of Signal "activism".
- andrewinardeer 4y agoExercising the right of privacy is now activism? Good grief.
- ivank 4y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcC0RNsallc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcC0RNsallc Crypto Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypherpunk
- actionfromafar 4y agoIt certainly felt that way to me in the beginning, before Signal got some traction. It didn't even have voice calls originally. I think a majority will never care much about right to privacy and just use something. The thing is, for me to exercise my right to privacy, it helps if I can practice that right with more than one or two people in my address book.
- sbarre 4y agoI'll provide a counter-anecdote that almost my entire social circle - at least 30-40 people, mainly middle-aged non-tech people - has migrated to Signal from WhatsApp in the last 2 years. And it didn't take much effort. The desire for a cross-platform (iOS/Android) group chat system, Signal's features like desktop apps and ease of use, and a generally growing dislike for Facebook/Meta made it pretty painless and organic.
- imjonse 4y agoWhy not? It depends on how you exercise those rights.
- andrepd 4y agoYes? In a tech landscape dominated by surveillance capitalism, very much yes.
- wbsss4412 4y agoAs if privacy isn’t political. The fourth amendment exists for a reason.