Post #1240783
2026-03-10 03:42 UTC
@lackthereof it's not a "strange complaint", but a massive problem, because it creates dependency on a proven insecure network that is more often than not controlled if not run by hostile actors…
Also #eMail, like #XMPP+#OMEMO, is based around #OpenStandards so you ain't forced to use any provider that is subject to #CloudAct nor known to snitch on customers without a valid domestic warrant…And if you trust noone, you can just host your eMail Server on a Rasberry Pi at home. It'll certainly be less convenient and more expensive but the you also get all the benefits of it being not possible to seize it without breaking into your home.
@signalapp mandating #PhoneNumners is a huge red flag because at best any #PhoneNumber is pseudonymous like a #Shitcoin-Wallet and that any #privacy is broken the moment it has any (even remotely circumstantial) connection to someone.
Because even if you ain't forced into #SelfDoxxing to obtain a #Prepaid - #SIM (aka. "#KYC") and/or Phone Number it is still a bad design.Not to mention that this conpletely twarts their "#Metadata - #FUD" completely.
Not to mention #Signal's #App is a huge shitshow…
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@lackthereof@beige.party 2026-03-10 04:16
@kkarhan Email is, in practice, a privacy shit show equal to or greater than phone numbers. Either you self-host, which means you have an isp and a DNS provider at minimum who can reveal your identity on their whims, even if you lie on a whois record. Or you use one of the mega free providers with all their conflicts of interest and data mining. Or you use a paid provider which opens up all the payment chain to trace back to you on top of everything else To get a phone number I can walk to the corner convenience store and, with cash payment and no ID, purchase a prepaid SIM card. I can pay cash to refill it every month.