@KrissyKat espechally since #PhoneNumbers are #PII, #Spamming isn't prosecuted as a #felony and even if one doesn't live in a cyberfacist dystopia that demands "#KYC" on #Prepaid-#SIM|s they'd still have an expense.
@ai6yr people need to fucking learn proper #InfoSec, #OpSec, #CkmSec & #ITsec and that means learning to proper use #XMPP+#OMEMO & #PGP/MIME.
@tails_live / @tails / #Tails exists. @gajim / #Gajim exists. @monocles / #monoclesChat exists. @delta / #deltaChat exists. @thunderbird / #Thunderbird exists. @cryptoparty@mastodon.earth / @cryptoparty@chaos.social / #CryptoParties exist.
#Documentation in writing and videos exist.
Only #SelfHosting-capable, #MultiVendor & #MultiProvider solutions that implement proper #E2EE & offer you #SelfCustody of all the keys can be considered #secure.
Everyone who demands #PII like #PhoneNumbers, including @signalapp, must be seen as inherently insecure by design - espechally when they are subject to #CloudAct!
@Mer__edith that's a #Marketibg #Lie as @signalapp / #Signal collects and demands #PII like #PhoneNumbers to this day, and unlike #WebRTC-based options like #JitsiMeet and #WebCall, one cannot #SelfHost Signal!
So please stop such bs claims, because they insult the intellect of everyone who's even halfassing #ITsec, #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec...
Wrong, as you need a #PhoneNumber just to sign up to @signalapp / #Signal and Signal does use that to discriminate against users and restrict functionality.
And since an increasing number of juristictions don't allow anonymous #PhoneNumbers / mandate #KYC even for #Prepaid numbers, that Phone Number is not only explicit #PII but also Signal never had any "legitimate interest" to demand one, nor is it "technically necessary" in any shape or form (unlike if they still offered #TextSecure to encrypt #SMS and used said phone numbers to update, authenticate and exchange Public Keys)...
@lynn @deilann or rather XMPP & OMEMO and/or eMail & PGP...
Remember: KYC IS THE ILLICIT ACTIVITY WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNICATION!
@lucasmz @estelle The whole "#metadata" #FUD by @signalapp - Fans is completely moot when they have #PII like #PhoneNumbers and are not only able but entirely willing to restrict availability based off that.
I mean, there are a shitton of stable and longtime maintained #XMPP servers, and those are just the ones I found within few mins.
@estelle well,
@signalapp is a #proprietary, #SingleProvider, #SingleVendor, solution that collects #PII in the form of #PhoneNumbers and is not only extremely #centralized but subject to #CloudAct.
The only #secure comms are those with real #E2EE and #SelfCustody of all the keys.
Everything else is just baiting #TechIlliterates to a #VC #MoneyBurningPit that is is #Signal.
@maco @landley They can however revoke allocations of phone numbers, cuz if the FCC can't do what @BNetzA does within minutes, then maybe one should question what they are good for.
@uexo @austin @newo @Jencen well, #OMEMO & #PGP/MIME are superior anyway, don't require to submit #PII like #PhoneNumbers and allow for full #SelfCustody of all the #Keys...
@rightardia what if I told you that #Telegram has always been shit and did snitch on it's users since the very beginning?
I never used that garbage and can recommend the only truly safe & decentralized Option with true E2EE and #SelfCustody of all the Keys: #XMPP+#OMEMO (and also #XMPP+#PGP/MIME)...
#MobileCoin is a shitshow and the fact that @signalapp included that garbage completely disqualifies them.
