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i've just seen a comment in a post, in this very community, saying people trust signal because of missinformation (from what i could undertand).

if this is true, then i have a few questions:

-what menssaging app should i use for secure communications? i need an app that balances simplicity and security.

-how to explain it to my friends who use signal because i recomended?

-what this means for other apps in general?

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is long, but answers your questions: Why Not Signal?

-how to explain it to my friends who use signal because i recomended?

Okay it doesn’t answer that one. But also, whether they should use Signal or not depends on their threat models. Many people don’t see the US police state as a threat.

[–] Sims@lemmy.ml 2 points 22 hours ago

Best answer/link and cause..