Is it still viable to use Signal for privacy in 2026? It’s centralized, and has had many suspicious occurrences in the past.(Unopen source server code, careless whisper exploit which is still active as far as I know, and the whole mobile coin situation.)

Thoughts?

  • IratePirate@feddit.org
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    16 hours ago

    While centralisation continues to be a problem (as the recent AWS outage has shown), Signal continues to be the a sufficient compromise between privacy and usability that a non-technical user will actually use.

    That said, I’m making contingency plans to set up an alternative for close family in case the US goes full retard and makes it inaccessible.

      • IratePirate@feddit.org
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        8 hours ago

        I’m considering several, and haven’t made the decision yet: Matrix/Element, Briar, and Session are all on the table.

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          8 hours ago

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