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blubl00d wrote

Reply to comment by celebratedrecluse in Signal Adds Group Calling by celebratedrecluse

I don't use it either, due to the location of the servers inside USA

Signal has a feature where you’re able to verify a contacts crypto keys yourself without having to trust their servers. So long as you verify your contacts, they can’t really do anything but collect some metadata.

and the requirement for PSTN #s to register

It’s certainly unfortunate, but to be fair, Signal isn’t made to be anonymous. It’s made to replace apps like WhatsApp. If anonymity is a concern, Session uses a Signal-based protocol but utilizes onion routing to achieve anonymity.

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celebratedrecluse OP wrote

So long as you verify your contacts, they can’t really do anything but collect some metadata.

Eh, metadata can be more important than the actual data in a lot of cases.

It’s certainly unfortunate, but to be fair, Signal isn’t made to be anonymous.

most People have a limit to how many app they will use to communicate. Signal's presence monopolizes its marketspace as a result of the niche position of privacy software.

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Subjunk77 wrote

I just starting using Session and I like it, but getting my contacts to join up has been a chore, especially after I recently talked many of them into switching to Signal before I found out about Session.

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