I like the fediverse being decentralised because everyone doesn't have to play by the same rules. But it's different for Signal because it's not a public forum. They basically allow everything there that isn't spam or illegal IIRC. And it's end to end encrypted so they can't see anything anyway.
Do you mean so that there isn't one organization that has access to everyone's metadata? That makes sense actually now I come to think of it.
>insist on you having a smartphone with Android/iOS
Yeah, I found their smartphone focus really annoying too. I tried using the desktop app but it never worked properly and even if it did, you still have to link it to your smartphone. Which is just unnecessary.
>don't allow VOIP #'s to signup
Really? That's interesting. The charitable interpretation is that that's to defend against spam, but who knows?
Does this mean that those companies where you can rent a number to receive verification codes don't work as well?
When your cellphone is turned on it sends/receives signals to triangulate the closest cell tower. Based on that they can track your location in real time 24/7/365 for as long as you’ve owned a cellphone.
I know that. That’s why I don’t have a SIM card in my phone anymore. I removed it some time after signing in to Signal with it. But what does that have to do with Signal?
This automatically gives up your entire social network and by implication your political opinions
Because if you’re hanging out with people then you share political opinions with them? That’s not necessarily true.
All of which gets fed into algorithms to subtly manipulate your worldview according to whatever is most convenient to the agenda of the powers that be. This is happening on a global scale with basically no one in the modern world exempt from it’s effects.
Any evidence for this?
Depends on your phone. It will still transmit an IMEI even if there’s no associated IMSI.
I use a Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS and Airplane Mode always on. Am I safe?
And trusting the manufacturer and OS vendor is something you have to do with any computer, whether it's a phone or a desktop or a laptop or something else entirely, including whatever you're using to write your posts.
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