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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/users/rms/statuses/113694734824029572">Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 14:06:18 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@rms" title="rms@mastodon.xyz"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/149518-48-20241226060429.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Richard Stallman" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Richard Stallman</a></section><article><p>[1/3] <a href="https://community.signalusers.org/t/how-deep-is-googles-ecosystem-embedded-in-signal/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://community.signalusers.org/t/how-deep-is-googles-ecosystem-embedded-in-signal/</a><br><a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html</a><br><a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html</a></p><p>The Signal client's own code is free/libre, but it farms out some activities to Google services. Depending on what Signal uses each of those services to do, using it might be SaaSS, which is as subjugating to the user as locally running a nonfree program. I don't use Signal, because it is almost</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4234397#notice-8275360">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-12-22T14:06:18+09:00" title="Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 14:06:18 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@rms/113694734824029572" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.xyz via ActivityPub">mastodon.xyz</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@rms/113694734824029572">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: www.gnu.org</div><h5><a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">Who Does That Server Really Serve? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</a></h5><div> from <span>mailto:webmasters@gnu.org</span></div></header><div></div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: community.signalusers.org</div><h5><a href="https://community.signalusers.org/t/how-deep-is-googles-ecosystem-embedded-in-signal/65369">How Deep is Google's Ecosystem Embedded in Signal?</a></h5><div></div></header><div>I have a question for the Signal community: how deeply do you think Google’s ecosystem is embedded within the Signal app, and do you believe this is a wise choice?  Signal was initially (at least I knew that way) conceived as a project aiming to distance itself from major tech ecosystems, prioritizing privacy and independence. However, upon examining the codebase[1] (and I’m not an expert, so it’s relatively easy to spot), it appears that several Google-based services are utilized. For example, ...</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3751744">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 14:06:18 JST Richard Stallman
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The Signal client's own code is free/libre, but it farms out some activities to Google services. Depending on what Signal uses each of those services to do, using it might be SaaSS, which is as subjugating to the user as locally running a nonfree program. I don't use Signal, because it is almost
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  How Deep is Google's Ecosystem Embedded in Signal?
  I have a question for the Signal community: how deeply do you think Google’s ecosystem is embedded within the Signal app, and do you believe this is a wise choice? Signal was initially (at least I knew that way) conceived as a project aiming to distance itself from major tech ecosystems, prioritizing privacy and independence. However, upon examining the codebase[1] (and I’m not an expert, so it’s relatively easy to spot), it appears that several Google-based services are utilized. For example, ...
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