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Chat Apps, Government Ties, and Transparency – Threema (threema.ch)

submitted 6 months ago by Star@sopuli.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 48 points 6 months ago (21 children)

I can't believe people are saying Telegram and Threema might be better than Signal. Signal isn't perfect but Telegram and Threema are worse.

[+] hruzgar@feddit.de -21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Signal is much worse than Telegram (in terms of privacy)

[–] refalo@programming.dev 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Please give several reasons why

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

wtf, one would be fine

[–] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

it's a futurama joke

[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

sometimes my brain's just a can opener

[–] hruzgar@feddit.de -3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

The Encryption algorithm of Signal is basically the same algorithms proposed by the US gov in 2000. There is no way they would release these encryption algorithms if they couldn't break them themsleves
If you would see which organisations are supporting Signal (look at where Signal gets all the money), you would also agree with me. There is no way these organasations are supporting them for your privacy. Why would they? The same people who are trying their best to get all your data. Believing this is just pure naivity imo but call me what you want

[–] refalo@programming.dev 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Please stop spreading FUD.

The encryption used by Signal would not be used if it could be easily broken. It's fully open source and is regularly audited. People would not recommend it if it were so broken like you say; this is just fearmongering.
lol, lmao even

[–] hruzgar@feddit.de -3 points 5 months ago

I'm not forcing you to believe anything. Also this is a free platform where I can say what I think. I won't hold myself back from expressing my view only because the majority has a different opinikn (looking at the downvotes). I personally just wouldn't trust it. And it also doesn't have any difference to Whatsapp and co. (encryprion algos are the same) which completely removes the purpose of it even existing (ik open source is still an argument. But they don't have reproducable builds so even that falls apart) so there really isn't any reason for me to switch to it or promote it to anybody at all.

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