Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

[kemsat@lemmy.world]

I got in! I just had to make an account & I got an email a few minutes later.

[mrrazamataz@lemmy.razbot.xyz]

Made by the same dev as Pixelfed, which did a similar thing.

[lovablesidekick@lemmy.world]

I don't send dick pics or plan terrorist attacks, so if voyeurs or Big Gubmint snoop on my texts they'll be disappointed.

[autonomoususer@lemmy.world]

postpaid

plan

[autonomoususer@lemmy.world]

You want to let them rape your computer? I'm not stopping you.

[autonomoususer@lemmy.world]

You know it says gullible in their ToS?

[viking@infosec.pub]

Sure, just give your data to China and get their ads, who cares.

[e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de]

I do, use Signal if you care about privacy. They are the only game in town when it comes to reasonably secure chat software. Sure, I would prefer a federated alternative but I haven't found one yet that is always end-to-end encrypted, open source, implements forward secrecy, and is user friendly enough to be used by my grandmother.

[autonomoususer@lemmy.world]

I can't find its libre software licence text file.

[exhaust_fan@lemmy.world]

[Signal] has contact discovery so it owns matrix and xmpp when compared to whatsapp

Can you please elaborate? Idk what this means

[solarpunker@slrpnk.net]

SimpleX is better, you don't even need a phone number.

[solarpunker@slrpnk.net]

Because atm is the most adopted alternative but isn't any better then SimpleX.

[syrc@lemmy.world]

“I’m sick of apps owned by American oligarchs who want to steal my data! This app owned by Chinese oligarchs will surely be a better experience”

[dicjacobus@lemmy.world]

instead of switching ive mostly just been ditching entirely. I need less time interacting with internet people.

literally the only thing on this list im still using is facebook messenger, for my work colleagues. and youtube. everything else ive migrated (reddit-lemmy), or abandoned and torched

[solarpunker@slrpnk.net]

Briar is better for particular dangerous situations, SimpleX is a 'more confy' great alternative.

[solarpunker@slrpnk.net]

Email is a shitty protocol we should abandon

[solarpunker@slrpnk.net]

The best number-free protocol is SimpleX atm

[phx@lemmy.ca]

Friendica seems like a new thing? No apps for that yet either

[whyjiffie@sh.itjust.works]

It's been here the a long time actually

[whyjiffie@sh.itjust.works]

matrix too has contact discovery, if you add your phone number (or email). most users don't, and that tells me something