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I need someone to change my mind.
I have seen a few posts suggesting that people change from WhatsApp to Signal.
Both messaging platforms are end-to-end encrypted (E2EE).
Both use the same E2EE protocol -- Signal's.
One is run by Meta, the other by the non-profit Signal Foundation.
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UPDATE: my mind was changed! See https://cosocial.ca/@evan/113868502932953700
So, here's my concern: if you don't want to use WhatsApp because it's owned and operated by Meta, that means you don't have a lot of confidence in that end-to-end encryption.
And if you don't have confidence in it when it's run by Meta, why should you have confidence in it when it's run by Signal Foundation?
I assume this is because even when conversations are end-to-end encrypted, there is data exhaust around the edges -- like the timing of conversations, or profile data.
Is that roughly it? Or am I missing something important about this?
@evan I mean, it could also just be the fact that people don't want to support the company openly supporting fascism.
But that's just me.
@majorlinux absolutely, but that's not a change for security's sake.
@evan But if you're saying they are functionally the same, what does security have to do with it?
Just because it's just as secure doesn't mean I can't just ignore the company's practices when it comes to speech.
They could easily reverse all of this or work more closely with law enforcement.
This is why I would chose Signal over WhatsApp.