Luxferre on Nostr: Spam deterrence? There is a lot of Signal-targeted spam these days, specifically ...
Spam deterrence? There is a lot of Signal-targeted spam these days, specifically through the leaked number databases. It has almost reached the WhatsApp/Viber level of scale where I live. Convenience and security rarely go hand in hand.
If someone uses iOS, what kind of privacy are we talking about, regardless of what's being offered on the application level? It's like typing in the most secure password manager on a keyboard with a hardware keylogger embedded into it. Those who use iOS look like someone who deliberately wants to get pwned, and if one really is privacy-serious, any apple (as well as m$ and google and xiaomi/huawei/etc) products are the first things to get rid of unless you can install a fully custom FOSS system on them. If possible, I'd advise to get rid of anything with non-removable batteries either (unless you can Faraday-cage those things when necessary), but, alas, as of now I can't follow this recommendation myself.
Don't get me wrong, I salute any privacy-improving effort, but a service running on top of the the stock irreplaceable vendor's spyware and collecting phone numbers (which are sometimes totally KYC in some countries, luckily not in mine... yet) upon registration hardly looks like any improvement. And to those who don't know the real deal (and don't buy temporary SMS verification specifically for this purpose), such services can give a false sense of privacy and an illusion of safety. Because you know, there are some places where you can get arrested just for using encrypted calls. With exposed numbers, it is too easy to confirm that you are you (even if they are not KYC but used for PSTN calls or other signups). So, even to noobs, I'd recommend Linphone or SimpleX instead.
If someone uses iOS, what kind of privacy are we talking about, regardless of what's being offered on the application level? It's like typing in the most secure password manager on a keyboard with a hardware keylogger embedded into it. Those who use iOS look like someone who deliberately wants to get pwned, and if one really is privacy-serious, any apple (as well as m$ and google and xiaomi/huawei/etc) products are the first things to get rid of unless you can install a fully custom FOSS system on them. If possible, I'd advise to get rid of anything with non-removable batteries either (unless you can Faraday-cage those things when necessary), but, alas, as of now I can't follow this recommendation myself.
Don't get me wrong, I salute any privacy-improving effort, but a service running on top of the the stock irreplaceable vendor's spyware and collecting phone numbers (which are sometimes totally KYC in some countries, luckily not in mine... yet) upon registration hardly looks like any improvement. And to those who don't know the real deal (and don't buy temporary SMS verification specifically for this purpose), such services can give a false sense of privacy and an illusion of safety. Because you know, there are some places where you can get arrested just for using encrypted calls. With exposed numbers, it is too easy to confirm that you are you (even if they are not KYC but used for PSTN calls or other signups). So, even to noobs, I'd recommend Linphone or SimpleX instead.