Tonight one Dad in a whole kindergarten meeting for parents asked to move the parent group off anything Meta, calling the company 'evil'.

Another Dad suggested Signal. Most people didn't even know what Signal was, but agreed to switch to Signal as the default way parents should communicate with each other.

So, in theory, that's going to be a group chat of ~30 users, most of which are being introduced to Signal for the first time.

Good stuff.

@signalapp

#Signal #Messaging

🇷🇺 Russia wants China's Great Firewall

After Tuta Mail, it's now also blocking #Signal & #WhatsApp to stop its citizens from using #encryption

Together with @torproject, @fightforfuture and others we are standing up to say: Stop! ✊

Everyone deserves #privacy.

Read our open letter: 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/tutanota-blocked-russia

#Signal for Android v7.57 release notes:

* <em>(please fill this in later)</em>

#Signal for Android v7.57 release notes:

* <em>(please fill this in later)</em>

🎉 There's a new beta version of Signal!

Signal for Android v7.57

Check out the Signal Community thread for more info: https://community.signalusers.org/t/beta-feedback-for-the-upcoming-android-7-57-release

#signal #signalapp #signalupdates

I give a fiver each month to the wonderful FOSS-type things below:

- Signal (killing Meta's WhatsApp)
- Libre Office (slaying Microsoft's 365)
- GrapheneOS (kicking Google Stock Android in the goolies)

If you use any of these - and you can afford to - why not set up a monthly dontation to the wonderful organisations above.

#Signal #LibreOffice #GrapheneOS #Meta #Microsoft #Google #WhatsApp #Android

@signalapp @GrapheneOS @libreoffice

I give a fiver each month to the wonderful FOSS-type things below:

- Signal (killing Meta's WhatsApp)
- Libre Office (slaying Microsoft's 365)
- GrapheneOS (kicking Google Stock Android in the goolies)

If you use any of these - and you can afford to - why not set up a monthly dontation to the wonderful organisations above.

#Signal #LibreOffice #GrapheneOS #Meta #Microsoft #Google #WhatsApp #Android

@signalapp @GrapheneOS @libreoffice

My buddy is afraid of the #google keyboard reading his message on #signal. I can believe it. some know any reasonable #Linux distro for #mobile?

It's Signal. It's end-to-end encrypted and more. Worth using. Good interview with @span Mer__edith
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-09-14/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-in-technology-its-way-too-easy-for-marketing-to-replace-substance-thats-whats-happened-with-telegram.html
h/t @span harold
https://mastodon.social/@harold/115208250666511970
#Signal

🚨 IF you are an #Signal, #Threema or #Element user und installed today the fresh #IOS26 Update, this is important for you:

please #disable in each App-Setting the fucking #default allowence to "apple intelligance" use the chat content for "learning" & co.

Please protect the #privacy of your communication partners and disable this

🚨 IF you are an #Signal, #Threema or #Element user und installed today the fresh #IOS26 Update, this is important for you:

please #disable in each App-Setting the fucking #default allowence to "apple intelligance" use the chat content for "learning" & co.

Please protect the #privacy of your communication partners and disable this

It's Signal. It's end-to-end encrypted and more. Worth using. Good interview with @span Mer__edith
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-09-14/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-in-technology-its-way-too-easy-for-marketing-to-replace-substance-thats-whats-happened-with-telegram.html
h/t @span harold
https://mastodon.social/@harold/115208250666511970
#Signal

For those using @mollyim: I've recently switched from WebSockets to UnifiedPush (with #MollySocket) and it makes a huge difference in battery usage. #Molly is already somewhat more efficient than #Signal - but this is next level.

For those using @mollyim: I've recently switched from WebSockets to UnifiedPush (with #MollySocket) and it makes a huge difference in battery usage. #Molly is already somewhat more efficient than #Signal - but this is next level.

Pues de todos los eurodiputados a los que les reenvié el mail contra chat control, solo ha contestado Vicent Marzà de Compromís. Ni siquiera las aguerridas y combativas podemitas. Supongo que no habrán visto votos aquí.
Se vota en Octubre, si sale adelante las autoridades podrán leer tus mensajes personales sin necesidad de orden judicial.

Es buena idea entrar en la web de @chatcontrol y reenviar el email a los eurodiputados pidiéndoles posicionarse en contra.

#chatcontrol #fightchatcontrol#Europe#EuropeanUnion #privacy #xmpp #signal #whattsapp #compromis #europarliament
#podemos #sumar #psoe #bildu #erc

Pues de todos los eurodiputados a los que les reenvié el mail contra chat control, solo ha contestado Vicent Marzà de Compromís. Ni siquiera las aguerridas y combativas podemitas. Supongo que no habrán visto votos aquí.
Se vota en Octubre, si sale adelante las autoridades podrán leer tus mensajes personales sin necesidad de orden judicial.

Es buena idea entrar en la web de @chatcontrol y reenviar el email a los eurodiputados pidiéndoles posicionarse en contra.

#chatcontrol #fightchatcontrol#Europe#EuropeanUnion #privacy #xmpp #signal #whattsapp #compromis #europarliament
#podemos #sumar #psoe #bildu #erc

Idk about you but one of the first things I change in messaging apps is to set a default timer for "disappearing messages". 🫥

Nothing I send or receive on messenger needs to be kept for more than 3 months, encrypted or not. 🤷

And if someone wants to save something from the chat - photos, addresses, whatever - there's nothing to stop them or me from saving it manually somewhere else in the time before it disappears. 💾

In other news:

https://signal.org/blog/introducing-secure-backups/

#signal #messaging