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Under Meredith Whittaker, Signal Is Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong (www.wired.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's certainly problematic, and I'd very much prefer that it not have that dependency. But I think it's still worth using Signal despite needing a number, because it's a really low barrier to getting new users on it.

If you want something truly private w/o the dependency on a number, there are better options, such as SimpleX. However, the barrier to entry there is a bit higher.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I have a few problems with Simplex (I worry about it being effectively centralized for now and that the VC funding may get it to either enshittify or stop development)... But I do use it quite a bit and even have the servers (which were very easy to set up and don't consume a lot of resources). I like a lot of what it does (including being very easy to use), and hope it succeeds as it matures!