smegforbrains

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[–] smegforbrains@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Apple adheres to the principle of form over function, instead of the old but still valid form follows function design principle. But TBH I never liked their stuff or their over the top big cheese attitude. So it's not a disgruntled apple user writing this.

[–] smegforbrains@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

When people in conversations tell me they've got nothing to hide, I routinely ask them for their bank details.

[–] smegforbrains@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Why does Signal need my phone number?

Signal is subject to National Security Letters in the U.S.

Signal received funding from Radio Free Asia owned by the U.S. Agency for Global Media with ties to the CIA.

They seem to have a history of needing quite some time to release the server source code.

Here are some articles to read about Signal:

https://yasha.substack.com/p/signal-is-a-government-op-85e

https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/06/it-looks-like-signal-isnt-as-open-source-as-you-thought-it-was-anymore/

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/8974