@jwz has some thoughts on #Signal and I think he is right. Nice Logo, btw :)

jwz schrieb den folgenden Beitrag Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:07:51 +0200
Because of the ongoing fucktastrophe, the cries of "Use SIGNAL!" are constant and unavoidable. And I get it, it may be the least-bad option in a sea of terrible options. If, that is, you choose to ignore the advice of "don't use your phone for that shit" (the Stringer Bell Rule).

But out of curiosity, because I haven't been keeping up, has the Signal Corporation addressed: ...

https://jwz.org/b/ykmD

What he addresses are these points:

1. cryptocurrency (ponzi scheme)
2. no third-party implementations
3. no usage without telephone number
4. sharing name and phone number with every contact in your address book
5. no reproducible builds on apple devices

So, what kind of messengers do we have. Let's take a look at Mike Kuketz' Messenger Matrix. This list recommends seven menssengers.

Let's see how many are left when we include jwz's points:

• Briar
• Conversations (XMPP, Android)
• Element (Matrix)
• Line
• Monal (XMPP, iOS)
• Signal
• Threema

This leaves us with #Briar and #XMPP.