Signal users have no choice but to rely on Centric Untelligene Bureau’s Amazon. And an American company registered in the US being allowed to provide unbreakable comms without being served a letter of national security? X to doubt.
While a ton of alternatives could be self-hosted or use VPS-hostable beacon servers for direct connection. I run my Briar hub mailbox on an old android for goodness sake.
Signal is centralized by design. It has it’s pros and cons, but it’s not an alternative to decentralized comms that require self-hosting or networking knowledge. Different userbase.
Signal users have no choice but to rely on Centric Untelligene Bureau’s Amazon. And an American company registered in the US being allowed to provide unbreakable comms without being served a letter of national security? X to doubt.
While a ton of alternatives could be self-hosted or use VPS-hostable beacon servers for direct connection. I run my Briar hub mailbox on an old android for goodness sake.
Signal is centralized by design. It has it’s pros and cons, but it’s not an alternative to decentralized comms that require self-hosting or networking knowledge. Different userbase.