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minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoSignal has been through every trial and tribulation in existence. They’ve been audited by a dozen different companies, they’re open source, they’ve been subpoenaed by the government, etc. You’re just being paranoid.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThe mere existence of the permission is obscene.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIt’s not, at all. It’s incredibly convenient
Signal has been through every trial and tribulation in existence. They’ve been audited by a dozen different companies, they’re open source, they’ve been subpoenaed by the government, etc. You’re just being paranoid.
The mere existence of the permission is obscene.
It’s not, at all. It’s incredibly convenient