Under Meredith Whittaker, Signal Is Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong - eviltoast
  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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    4 months ago

    You’re mistaken on the basis of your beliefs here. Signal only had two pieces of data around your phone number (joined datestamp, last online datestamp). This means that governments can’t petition signal for any more information, since signal simply doesn’t have it to give (by design).

    Your point on fb is hilarious, because they do require it. They just don’t require you to input it, because (1) they already have it and (2) you freely provide the missing pieces without them even asking. But, like I said earlier, if this goes against your posture, use something like Briar or Matrix or whatever. Choice exists, because everyone is different and has different postures.

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      4 months ago

      FISA order could be in place and signal disclosed what they were told.

      This argument about them producing only two data points is good but it is not a slam dunk arguement everyone makes it to be.

      Signal has technical capabilities to time stamp every ineteration you have with another person if it goes through their server. This is internet 101.

      So we relying that they don’t do this but if US government said do it. They would and Jack shit anyone can do about it.

      • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        That is my concern with any US based company. With all the information we have how their government agencies used both legal and illegal means to access data how can you ever think those companies can protect your privacy even if they sincerely want to?

      • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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        4 months ago

        Them being a us company is a very valid concern, and one I share. If I were a dissident, I likely wouldn’t use signal just because they’re us based.