I have nothing against Signal. I just don’t have access to a phone number right now. I fully intend to use the Signal when I get a number. I know there is no silver bullet, no absolutes in the privacy world but I’m looking for any messengers that are generally considered to be private and secure on Android that I can try to convince my friends and family to use. I have a mid - low threat model, it’s just the thought of giving the Zuck anymore of my family’s data makes my skin crawl.

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    1 year ago

    Signal is great, Element (matrix) is great, but I personally think SimpleX did a fantastic job so far, and I really want them to succeed.

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      1 year ago

      SimpleX seems cool, never heard of it before (they have bad SEO, I think the name doesn’t help)

      Only thing that keeps me from using it right now is the missing multi device support. But apparently, that is something the devs want to implement sometime.

      Have to keep an eye on it, thanks!

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        1 year ago

        While SimpleX is good for small groups, unfortunately it doesn’t really have desktop apps yet.