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I recently joined BlueSky, and one thing I've noticed is that almost everyone puts their @signalapp username in their bio, even though the Fediverse has more tech folks than BlueSky. You don't see that as much on the Fediverse. Btw, DMs on both BlueSky and the Fediverse aren't end-to-end encrypted, so imo, it's a good practice for folks here to pick up.
Changing phone number on messaging apps.
#Signal: Confirm your new phone number, done.
#Telegram: Confirm your new phone number, done.
#WhatsApp: Confirm your new phone number. Have 50 new notifications "You were added to this group" for all the groups that I'm part of since the last many years. At least it kept the chat history, I'd have expected it to lose that also, based on other contacts that have changed their number at some point.
It would be nice, if @signalapp and @organicmaps would cooperate on making the om:// references clickable in messages. #signal #organicmaps #foss #christmaswish
https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-wish-more-people-use-signal
5 reasons you should be using Signal
- It’s the Easiest Way to Text Securely
- You Don’t Miss Out on Any Features
- Sharing Files Is Much Better
- SMS Between Android and iPhone Is Still a Hassle
- The Alternatives Aren't As Robust
The author makes a few good points, others are debatable, especially with both google & Apple onboard the RCS Wagon now. Still, I believe Signal a much better alternative.
Privacy minded people, please check out the following services and give them your full attention.
Products we recommend:
@signalapp - famously private encrypted messaging platform
@torproject - private and anonymous web browser
@GrapheneOS - custom android OS with privacy in mind
@QubesOS - security-focused desktop OS using virtualization
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@cwtch
@tails
@calyxos
Divest OS
Please reply with your own suggestions!
@bhhaskin Not that weird, #XMPP is harder to set up and use, nobody wants to have to fiddle around with a messaging program trying to get it to work. And if you want real privacy that's even more hassle. It's like the difference between running Windows or MacOS and running something like Slackware Linux. If you're not a true geek devoted to making it work, you probably won't have a good time with XMPP, partly because the documentation is horrible. With #Signal, you pretty much just install the app and register and it works. Even if you don't want your cell phone number associated with your Signal account, it's still easier to set up that XMPP in my experience.
But also, if you truly want privacy with XMPP you have to run your own server, and that's fine for communicating with people on your local network (once you get it working) but how do you connect to your server from say your phone? Now you have to open ports and do all kinds of other nerdy stuff and there is a good chance you will accidentally leave an insecure opening into your system or network. And yes, a true Linux geek might perhaps welcome that challenge, but most normal users just want the damn thing to work with as little thought or effort as possible. And that's not what you're going to get with XMPP. I don't disagree that XMPP is arguably better, but where are the easy to follow setup videos? Where is the single page of documentation that will let you get everything up and running in under five or ten minutes? Maybe you are nerdy enough to deal with XMPP, but it's not real likely all your friends and family will be.
And if your response is that you can use some third-party XMPP server and just run an XMPP client like Gajim, first of all you have no idea how secure that server really is, and second, if they require payment, that's a non-starter because #Signal (and similar apps) are free. And also how do you know that a third-party XMPP server won't just disappear one day, perhaps when you need them most?
And yes, you do need a phone number with Signal (which is the one thing I really detest about several of that type of services) but it does not need to be your personal cell phone number, if you search the Internet there are workarounds for that. And yes, that does make Signal a bit more of a hassle to set up, but not the major headache of dealing with XMPP.
It's weird that people are recommending Signal over XMPP and apps like Conversations. Not only does it have E2E encryption it can also be self hosted and is cross platform. You also don't need a phone number. It's like an email address or mastodon account.
@stefan @crossgolf_rebel Was ist eigentlich der Hauptunterschied zwischen #xmpp und #matrix. Adminforge beispielsweise bietet zwar einen Martix Server an, aber keinen XMPP. Da sind ja die nächsten „Konflikte“ mitbden Opensource Willigen vorprogrammiert. Bin froh, dass ich wenigstens mit vielen über #Signal chatten kann.
Die einen nutzen den Messenger A, die anderen den Messenger B und andere wollen / können Messenger C erst gar nicht installieren.
Dabei kann es eigentlich so einfach sein. Es braucht nur einen offenen Standard ; und diesen gibt es schon.
Wer keine Lust auf eine Textwand hat, kann sich ein sehr gutes kurzes Video ansehen: Was ist XMPP?.
Vielen Dank an Axel für das Video!
Das Video ist vielleicht aus What is the Fediverse? bekannt. Denn das Fediverse, E-Mail, WWW und XMPP haben etwas gemeinsam,...
XMPP steht für Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol. XMPP ist ein offener Standard, wie Mail, HTTP,... und viele andere Internet-Protokolle. XMPP ist auch bekannt als Jabber.
Da wir hier von einem Protokoll sprechen, sind wir erst einmal unabhängig von Anwendungen und Anbietern. Das Protokoll ist die "Sprache" zwischen den Anwendungskomponenten bzw. Prozessen in einem Rechnernetz.
Wie das Video schön erklärt, aber auch auf dem Fediverse oder E-Mail bekannt ist, haben wir nun ganz wesentliche und wichtige Vorteile:
* Wir können unseren eigenen Anbieter wählen oder auch einen eigenen Dienst bereitstellen (Self-Hosting)
* Wir können unsere eigene Software wählen (Client und auch Server) oder selber einen eigenen schreiben
* Wir können auch mit anderen kommunizieren, die nicht den gleichen Anbieter / Anwendung gewählt haben
* Wir können den Dienst bei verschiedenen Anbietern haben (privat, geschäftlich, Verein)
Bei E-Mail, WWW und anderen Diensten ist dies selbstverständlich. Dies ist auch beim Instant Messaging möglich.
Da immer mehr Menschen Instant Messaging nutzen, sollte man wenigsten mal über ein XMPP-Account nachdenken - auch dann, wenn noch die meiste Kommunikation ggf. über eine andere Plattform läuft.
Happy chatting, mit einem offenen Standard und freier Software
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