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"WhatsApp cannot be trusted, because META (Facebook) is likely spying on everyone."

"Oh yeah, totally! They're working closely with the United States government, and who knows what they'll do now that they've embraced fascism?!"

"So, what should we use?"

"I have an idea! Let's use Signal — supposedly super secret and private — but also based in the United States. And let’s just completely ignore that fact."

"Sounds good to me!"

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I don’t understand — perhaps I never will — why, when people are given unlimited choices, society collectively picks the dumb one.

There are alternatives, and they’re outside the reach of the United States:

https://codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/Outside_US_Jurisdiction/src/branch/main/Encrypted_Messages.md

#DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #Encrypted #WhatsApp #Signal

Outside_US_Jurisdiction/Encrypted_Messages.md at main

Outside_US_Jurisdiction - Digital Service Providers outside the jurisdiction of the United States of America.

^Codeberg.org