Tim BrayDec 29, 2022
I know, it’s just a “Someone Is Wrong On The Internet” piece, but that NYTimes piece about Why Signal Is Bad And Privacy Is Bad needs to be refuted in a compact explainer, so here’s mine: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/29/Privacy-is-OK
Privacy Is OK

ongoing by Tim Bray
Show threadTrung Duc Tran
@timbray what do you think about their MobileCoin? I almost wanted to talk my family to switch to Signal, but right then they introduced MobileCoin in their app. I am actively hostile to cryptocurrency. For me it's bad smell.
Dec 29, 2022 at 10:12pmWeb
Show threadTim BrayDec 29, 2022

@tdtran Agreed. But IIRC Signal has never pestered me about it or even mentioned it. So it’s easy to ignore.

Good interview with CEO gives a flavor for what kind of people they are: https://www.theverge.com/23409716/signal-encryption-messaging-sms-meredith-whittaker-imessage-whatsapp-china

Why Signal won’t compromise on encryption, with president Meredith Whittaker

Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp, and the app recently killed its support for SMS as part of its effort to not compromise on security.

The Verge