Signal requires a telephone number and it's mobile-first. If you're somewhere that your mobile device doesn't work for whatever reason, you can't use it because your messages go through that device. Signal provides your telephone number to Twilio for verification, and Twilio has been hacked.
Signal is a known CIA funded project. https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/signal-facing-collapse-after-cia
Nothing on telegram is encrypted, stores everything in plain text on its servers! Holy shit, I never knew it was so bad.
Seems signal uses real encryption and nothing stored on servers. Snowden recommended it.
Yeah, that's why Telegram is good for saying hi, but nothing else.
Signal is at your own risk. Just because it's encrypted doesn't mean bad actors don't have a key - especially with three letter funding.
Don't laugh, but whatsapp seems to be good. Roger Stone insisted on using it. Just don't back it up
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