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Here's what he thinks about using WhatsApp as a *secure* messaging app 🫣
Read more about Signal here: https://www.wired.com/story/signal-tips-private-messaging-encryption/
STOP promoting it as privacy #messenger:
1
It supports #surveillance
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/03/07/the-revolution-will-not-be-signaled/
2
#SignalApp is #Trump friendly
https://therecord.media/signal-no-longer-cooperating-with-ukraine
3
It collects your #Metadata like #WhatsApp
https://primal.net/e/note14hf9d3fkkhrsygkyzz8snuwyukckd4yqx0cq62z35cwp53a20a8suw457j
#UnPlugTrump and #DeleteSignal
Check:
https://SecureMessagingApps.com
rate
🟩=3
🟨=1
🟥=0
=
86 #Threema = most secure #Messenger
81 #SimpleXChat
77 #Signal
77 #Session
68 #Wire
61 #Wickr #Amazon
56 #Element / #Matrix
37 #Apple #iMessage
32 #WhatsApp
27 #Telegram
26 #Facebook Messenger
10 #Microsoft #Skype
https://mega.io/chatandmeetings
TL;Dr - Use Signal instead of WhatsApp, since it doesn't collect metadata.
Meta supposedly can't access message contents, but they can and do access metadata.
@lhn.bsky.social has a guide for you:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/
https://lokiexcelsiorsmith.substack.com/p/a-portrait-of-the-citizen-as-data?r=fd4u4
re web search: Thoughts on DuckDuckGo?
Our country is turning into a nation state of cruelty and meanness.
A nation founded on slavery, that committed genocide against the indigenous population, & fought a Civil War over the right to own humans is turning into?
More high risk but if enough of us take this approach (millions) they will lose this particular battle
All the leverage is or will be with those that want the data
What I meant to say was that we shouldn't automatically change our behavior because of threats or perceived threats from this Administration. Doing so gives them power.
As long as they can surveill us, they have power. If we take away that ability, they lose power.
Early fingerprint locks could be beat with a gummy bear. A good photo can beat facial recognition.
Biometrics are only useful for MFA.
It isn't possible as well - legally, technically, technologically.
It's over.
Ask arrested hackers and the rest.
And any tech company can't operate without being controlled by governments.
Anywhere.
Or you as well.