Signal app boss threatens to withdraw from Europe
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The head of the Signal app has criticized plans in the EU to allow messengers to have backdoors to enable automatic searches for criminal content. Signal is considered one of the most secure messengers.
    • ISOmorph@feddit.orgEnglish
      91·
      21 hours ago

      I know it’s a pipe dream, but what if WhatsApp chooses to not compromise their encryption either. You’d have chat control but no chatting. Would be kinda interesting to see.

      • shane@feddit.nlEnglish
        15·
        18 hours ago

        WhatsApp is owned by Facebook. They will whine and do whatever makes them the most money at any particular time.

  • Ibuthyr@feddit.orgEnglish
    3·
    15 hours ago

    So, what is everyone’s opinion on RCS-Chat? I’m trying it out with a good friend of mine and the functions are so much better, plus (in our case at least) it’s e2ee. I especially love the transcribed voice messages, because fuck listening to 3 minutes of blabbering when I can simply read it in a fraction of the time.

    • Bjarne@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      Yeah, it’s probably the best solution there is (if there would not be a mandatory phone number you have to give) But gatekeepers do what they do best :(. It feels off to advocate for it though after already bringing many to Signal.

      It is good to have an alternative, but having to need one would also mean that it’s has been already compromised by the EU. :)

    • sanity_is_maddening@piefed.socialEnglish
      91·
      19 hours ago

      I apologise for my ignorance in advance… but won’t whoever runs it be forced to hand over the decription? I mean chat control is about the end of encryption. Regardless of the choice of encryption.

      Pen and paper and the post office are gonna have a resurgence. Want some private stuff sent to someone? Put it on an envelope and glue that shit shut! Then mail it.

      I’m starting to feel my age. I’m getting tired of the fight to stay on top of it all. I’m going more and more analog each year.

      “Meshtastic” would’ve sounded great to me 10 years ago. Now I’m like… they’ll ban it in no time. But it would be nice to get some old pirate radio like network revolution against the current internet going.