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Eugen Rochko
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jhdonatog

@Gargron what do you think of Signal my friend?

19 Jan 2021 at 10:50 | Open on mastodon.social
Eugen Rochko

@jhdonatog I have it, but most of my usage on it has been talking to journalists. My actual friends do not seem to like it. I do not understand why the UI just feels clunkier compared to WhatsApp and Telegram.

19 Jan 2021 at 11:01 | Open on mastodon.social
jhdonatog

@Gargron I believe that after this marketing that they are doing on it, it will undergo updates and will be better for the end user

19 Jan 2021 at 11:03 | Open on mastodon.social
mantralux
Klievhelm

@Gargron I first read that as buttformers.com

19 Jan 2021 at 11:18 | Open on mastodon.social
deromme

@Gargron I really liked this “study”. Imagine all the creative energy poring into Signal now. Who knows how much they will improve soon 😃

19 Jan 2021 at 11:39 | Open on mastodon.social
azari :blobcatcoffee:

@Gargron slightly unrelated but: what do y'all think about the way apple and Google are handling the Capitol thing? I have mixed feelings because for one part it's good that facists can't communicate but it come at the expense of our privacy.

19 Jan 2021 at 16:11 | Open on mastodon.social
Eugen Rochko

@vgarzareyna I think they’re in their right to not want to host certain apps but the monopoly of the App Store on iOS has to change. On Android it’s at least possible to install apps manually.

19 Jan 2021 at 16:17 | Open on mastodon.social
Asimech

@Gargron That was a really good read.

Also the error message shown in it is a thing of beauty.

19 Jan 2021 at 17:28 | Open on mastodon.social
Wingman

@Gargron Thanks for posting.
My 2-bobs-worth.....Been using Signal for a few years now...and it's initial product didn't have the "bells and whistles" like WhatsApp, but it has improved significantly...but one thing has been consistent ( as far I know), the security is pretty cool...
Only biggest issue is the size of the app/files....unlike WhatsApp there's no "relatively easy way" to migrate all media or even the app/file to external SD card...but suspect that is also due its security ethos..

20 Jan 2021 at 14:24 | Open on mastodon.online
Jesse

@Gargron I'm not keen on Signal. The UI itself seems alright. What I'm not a fan of is the management/leadership.

A privacy app built for "privacy" should be very easy to download without an app store, yet they promote getting it from known app stores. They also anchor fear to the standalone APK download for android, labelling it the "Danger Zone". If the app and service is as secure and trustworthy as perpetuated than why anchor fear to the non-app store version?

20 Jan 2021 at 15:13 | Open on mastodon.online
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