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   Meredith Whittaker (mer__edith@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 00:34:36 JST Meredith Whittaker

   Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 00:37:45 JST Rich Felker

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     @Mer__edith And you can also promise not being owned by nazis with VC brainworms looking for the first opportunity to sell out their users. Unlike SimpleX.

     Please, if you can, try to focus on some of the selling points they're using to dupe folks onto their platform, some of which really matter (like anonymous sign-up).

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     kolya (kolya@social.cologne)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 01:18:27 JST kolya

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     @Mer__edith just some crypto coin integration, because that was super necessary

     10π🍇 likes this.
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     aburka 🫣 (aburka@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 01:23:03 JST aburka 🫣

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @Mer__edith The ability to use my signal account on a burner phone would be amazing

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 09:32:44 JST Rich Felker

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     • Blue Luma

     @blueluma @Mer__edith See the links from the post I'm replying to here: https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/114631010411924253

     Beware: vile transphobic comments if you click thru to the birdchan link. I've intentionally linked to a point where folks can navigate to it but won't inadvertently open it up without several click-thrus.

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     Blue Luma (blueluma@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 09:32:45 JST Blue Luma

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @Mer__edith can you share a link about this please ?

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 23:12:20 JST 翠星石

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     • pbg
     @pbg @Mer__edith No.
     
     The signal mobile Android client contain proprietary software for google services etc.
     
     (The iOS client is proprietary software too, but apple demands that any iOS software available from the cr...app store must be proprietary software regardless).
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     pbg (pbg@techhub.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 23:12:24 JST pbg

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     @Mer__edith is it fully OSS tho?

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     👊🇺🇸🔥 (avitus@ioc.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jun-2025 10:15:36 JST 👊🇺🇸🔥

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     • Mans R

     @mansr @dalias @Mer__edith Even though it does nothing by default because it's off by default? Strange logic.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jun-2025 10:15:36 JST Rich Felker

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     • Mans R
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     @Avitus @mansr @Mer__edith Yes it's sus, but I imagine it's a significant source of well-diversified donations from users. Which is much better than being dependent on just a few big funders. I don't care that it's there as long as it's easy to ignore and not trying to dupe folks into treating it like an investment rather than just a way to transfer money.

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     👊🇺🇸🔥 (avitus@ioc.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jun-2025 10:15:42 JST 👊🇺🇸🔥

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     • Mans R

     @mansr @dalias @Mer__edith It's just a wallet. Don't turn it on and you'll never see it.

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     Mans R (mansr@society.oftrolls.com)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jun-2025 10:15:42 JST Mans R

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     • Rich Felker
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     @Avitus @dalias @Mer__edith Any association with cryptocurrency is suspicious.

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     Mans R (mansr@society.oftrolls.com)'s status on Thursday, 19-Jun-2025 10:15:49 JST Mans R

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @Mer__edith I'd prefer it without the cryptocurrency bullshit too.

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     MightyPirate™ 🏳️‍🌈 (ithreepwood@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jun-2025 03:47:47 JST MightyPirate™ 🏳️‍🌈

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @Mer__edith

     "Unlike SimpleX.

     Please, if you can, try to focus on some of the selling points they're using to dupe folks onto their platform"

     Do you have a source for that accusation?

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 21-Jun-2025 03:47:47 JST Rich Felker

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     • MightyPirate™ 🏳️‍🌈

     @iThreepwood @Mer__edith I'm not clear what you're looking for.

     The "selling points" are the claims of stronger privacy properties. I'm not making any claim as to whether they're incorrect or exaggerated here.

     My use of the word "dupe" is because I don't think any of the folks targeted want or intend to be on a platform run by vocal transphobes using exterminist language (I deem this to qualify thoroughly as "nazi") who are on a standard VC startup path and who will be looking to monetize (i.e. sell out) their users. The privacy claims are luring them onto a platform that's unsafe and against their interests.