I use Discord because that’s where everyone is. Signal and Telegram raise an eyebrow for their E2E encryption, which in practice, is marketing only. It’s a matter of time before E2E doesn’t cut it and law enforcement and governments possess keys. I don’t divulge personal information about myself over Discord, so there’s no data points to connect to a real person. Generally, the privacy focused folks use these other apps because it helps them coordinate certain political actions that I find repugnant. If I need to communicate privately, I speak in person. If I need to talk to someone digitally, I’ll email them.
This us silliness based around false notions about people who value privacy. It’s one step from saying “you have nothing to worry about if you’re nor doing anything wrong,” which is an absurd idea, especially now when we’ve seen firsthand the effects of social media disclosing information that leads to the prosecution of people who have abortions and the non-consensual outing of LGBT+ people.
Personally, I feel like there are more eyebrow-raising aspects about continuing to use apps like Facebook and Instagram when we know how hostile and intrusive they are to our personal data.
Moreover, it’s not just harmful groups that need privacy. Safe communication tools are also important for groups that seek positive change, such as BLM, LGBTQIA groups, and anti-fascists.
We are in a privacy community, or am I mistaken? All this is just privacy 101.
It’s a matter of time before E2E doesn’t cut it and law enforcement and governments possess keys.
That’s why you only use open-source E2EE like Signal. There’s no way to slip in a back door without a bunch of people noticing, sounding the alarm, and forking the project.
I use Discord because that’s where everyone is. Signal and Telegram raise an eyebrow for their E2E encryption, which in practice, is marketing only. It’s a matter of time before E2E doesn’t cut it and law enforcement and governments possess keys. I don’t divulge personal information about myself over Discord, so there’s no data points to connect to a real person. Generally, the privacy focused folks use these other apps because it helps them coordinate certain political actions that I find repugnant. If I need to communicate privately, I speak in person. If I need to talk to someone digitally, I’ll email them.
This us silliness based around false notions about people who value privacy. It’s one step from saying “you have nothing to worry about if you’re nor doing anything wrong,” which is an absurd idea, especially now when we’ve seen firsthand the effects of social media disclosing information that leads to the prosecution of people who have abortions and the non-consensual outing of LGBT+ people.
Personally, I feel like there are more eyebrow-raising aspects about continuing to use apps like Facebook and Instagram when we know how hostile and intrusive they are to our personal data.
Moreover, it’s not just harmful groups that need privacy. Safe communication tools are also important for groups that seek positive change, such as BLM, LGBTQIA groups, and anti-fascists.
We are in a privacy community, or am I mistaken? All this is just privacy 101.
That’s why you only use open-source E2EE like Signal. There’s no way to slip in a back door without a bunch of people noticing, sounding the alarm, and forking the project.
I like how you just assume that the content of the messages is the only thing they care about. The app is proprietary goddamnit.