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I absolutely support Signal's position and abhorre the whole security circus with cries of "think of the children". But, I'm in Europe (France) and I wonder wh
by bambax 2y ago
I absolutely support Signal's position and abhorre the whole security circus with cries of "think of the children".
But, I'm in Europe (France) and I wonder who actually uses Signal? There was a move a couple of years ago to quit WhatsApp and go to Signal. Some groups did make the move, and then everyone went back. Today I have dozens of WhatsApp groups, and just one Signal group (and it's dying).
If no one uses Signal in Europe then obviously this threat is moot.
- rsolva 2y agoThe network effect js real, but I have managed to move some groups to Signal. But you need to spend some social capital convincing people to make the move.
- swores 2y agoSame here, have got a bunch of family groups and a few friends on Signal now, but lots still on more popular apps like WhatsApp.
- Ylpertnodi 2y agoNo signal = no comms for me. I refuse to use whatsapp and i have probably missed out on a lot, but oh well. I had neither 20 years ago and i survived ok - people called me, or i called them. I do see the contradiction, as i know calls are recorded but er...I've nothing to hide.
- rsolva 2y agoSignal has some advantages over WhatsApp, namely that you can install the app on more devices (including computers) at the same time, which has been a convincing argument for some of my friends. They hate how WhatsApp is locked to your phone without an app for your computer. Signal has become the default video conferencing app for several of my larger groups, and it works surprisingly well! This is a trick WhatsApp currently can't do.