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[-] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

I am one of those. I ditched Signal and went back to the stock sms app and adopted matrix. Haven't looked back since. The reality is that Signal dropping support for sms wasn't going to stop me from using SMS. For that, other people need to be convinced to stop using it at the same time. Signal didn't have nearly the market size needed to make that happen. And now that card is played, and nothing has changed. Signal is just another messaging app among hundreds. At least matrix offers a real paradigm shift.

[-] coolusername@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

signal and matrix are both CIA. i'd say it's worse for your privacy than using your standard messengers since they know that's where all the juicy stuff is.

[-] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago
[-] LemoineFairclough@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They might be trying to express that the Matrix protocol makes it easier for Israel to spy on someone using it. That idea came up somewhat often about 2 years ago, but I don't know many relevant facts. It's also common for people to say that the CIA and Israel cooperate, so that might be the connection to the CIA.

The initial project was created inside Amdocs

In early 2000, federal agencies conducted a counterintelligence investigation to determine if Amdocs was being used by Israel to eavesdrop on U.S. government communications. The investigation found no evidence of such activity.

As for Signal, I am greatly annoyed that Signal requires your phone number for registration. Some people justify the centralization of Signal by saying that using a centralized network means that everyone using the network is using the same (good) security practices, and I've been told that the developers for Signal periodically express that they're trying to remove that requirement, but I still try to avoid using Signal (or any networks that I can't access without involving a phone number). The lack of progress on removing the requirement of your phone number from Signal (and the lack of information on where any centralized infrastructure is located) invites ideas about conspiring with the CIA.

Despite any uncertainty or discomfort, I defer to https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/ and https://soatok.blog/2024/07/31/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-signal-competitor/ to determine what methods of communication might be suitable for me to use.

[-] Manalith@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

Not really a work around, but you could get a VOIP number from MySudo or Hushed or a similar service and use that to sign up for Signal. Might at least be more private if you go about it with like a prepaid card and temp email or something.

[-] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I thought signal switched to allow usernames a few months ago

[-] ComradeMiao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

They aren’t though…?

[-] TwiddleTwaddle 2 points 1 week ago

Lol apparently the juicy stuff is every meme my friends have shared with each other for the last several years

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Matrix is Israeli so it is likely Mossad.

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