▲ 146 ▼ Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow (www.bbc.com) submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago (7 children) That exists. It's called Signal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] drath@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago But dont try to use it in Russia (or Iran, or anywhere with authoritarian government). That's how you put a target on your head. I'd suggest matrix but it kind of sucks as well. Any other options? permalink fedilink source parent [+] midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone -13 points 1 year ago (5 children) Signal is not open source. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) Signal is an open-source, encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android You were saying? permalink fedilink source parent [–] malo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server permalink fedilink source parent [–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) It’s not? Someone told me it was, can you elaborate? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago I was wrong, just remembered incorrectly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* My guess is that they can not truthfully elaborate on an untrue statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) But personally I use Molly because seems more open. https://molly.im/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drath@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago But dont try to use it in Russia (or Iran, or anywhere with authoritarian government). That's how you put a target on your head. I'd suggest matrix but it kind of sucks as well. Any other options? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone -13 points 1 year ago (5 children) Signal is not open source. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) Signal is an open-source, encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android You were saying? permalink fedilink source parent [–] malo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server permalink fedilink source parent [–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) It’s not? Someone told me it was, can you elaborate? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago I was wrong, just remembered incorrectly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* My guess is that they can not truthfully elaborate on an untrue statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) But personally I use Molly because seems more open. https://molly.im/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) Signal is an open-source, encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android You were saying? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] malo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) It’s not? Someone told me it was, can you elaborate? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago I was wrong, just remembered incorrectly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* My guess is that they can not truthfully elaborate on an untrue statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) But personally I use Molly because seems more open. https://molly.im/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago I was wrong, just remembered incorrectly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* My guess is that they can not truthfully elaborate on an untrue statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) But personally I use Molly because seems more open. https://molly.im/ permalink fedilink source parent