Friendly reminder that Signal—while maybe not perfect—is a much better choice for communication than RCS, especially if you are communicating anything sensitive. Doubly true if you are on iOS or communicating with anyone who is, as Apple still does not even use end-to-end encryption for RCS like Google does on Android.
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@cassidy i too struggle to understand why people recommend signal from Mountain View, CA in the context of European digital sovereignty. That won't help stimulate a European digital marketplace if excellent services under our own jurisdiction and tax code.
@cassidy There is a lot of dangerous advice here for the assumed target audience. I'd recommend reading https://soatok.blog/2024/07/31/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-signal-competitor/ for those barging in with messenger recommendations.
@cassidy instead of Signal, #DeltaChat is a much better alternative, super easy to use while decentralized, without requiring phone numbers or any private data at all, with good multi-device and multi-profile support (you can have as many profiles as you want without needing extra SIM cards, this makes it good for the kids of the family as well!)
Apple users using the Messages app defaults to iMessage with other iPhone users, which is end-to-end encrypted.
Signal is still much better than iMessage tho, so your point stands.
@cassidy not perfect, but its pretty good (TM). Talking about "pretty good", I strongly recommend reading Signals creator article about PGP called 'PGP and me'. On another note, last time I checked (December), Signal (and by extension [or the other way around]), Whatsapp, have a 'vulnerability' that allows users to pretty much just check if you are using your phone, just by analyzing the TTL of packets.
@Heliograph I'm well aware of and active on Matrix. I also would not recommend it over Signal for general individual/local community communications at this point as the complexity and learning curve are much, much higher.
@cassidy @Heliograph why? What do you see as difficult about using Element X?
@cassidy no worries just wanted to have mentioned it
@cassidy Apple Messages *does* have end-to-end encryption but only if you enable Advanced Data Protection and the other parties in the conversation have it enabled too.
Signal, though, just does the thing.
@cassidy also a reminder: you can set your messages to auto delete /self destruct. Probably be a good idea.
