Signal requires your phone number and is closed-source software. The client is open source but the backend is not. It also is run by very shady people and ""activists"" who openly oppose freedom of speech like Katherine Maher.
Apparently there is a continuation of QKSMS called QUIK SMS. I still use QKSMS because I haven't ran into any issues, but it probably has new features or something.
Thanks. I just got a new phone and it was on by default.
Not wanting to be nigger cattle isn't enough for you?
That is one selling point, yes.
What good is the First Amendment if the three letter agencies can simply skirt free speech protections by using your messages as a reason to "take a closer look"? And if they want to find something incriminating, they will find something.
Pretty sure it's enabled by default on all new devices now.
Google have taken steps that make it difficult for third party apps- like the one Verizon has previously had that offered additional features- to send and receive SMS. Also none of them can access the new RCS messages. Probably partially for that reason, and partially because they're cunts, Verizon are no longer maintaining their third party messaging app.
Samsung Messages doesn't support RCS and is being discontinued.
You mean the fourth amendment, which is supposed to protect civilians from unlawful searches. The issue is that the NSA specifically has been granted the power to obtain secret warrants and possibly none at all to spy on citizens and thus all federal agencies have access to these wiretaps because they can do almost anything under the banner of "national security".
While this usually would be my answer, I'll educate.
But is there any reason to think that Signal isn't mining data and selling it too? I am not trying to be argumentative, I just don't really understand how an app can be provably private or secure so that the consumer can make a decision. I get what you're saying about whatsapp. Its not a matter of "what if?" we know Meta is doing exactly what you said with our data. But Whatsapp is the official comms app of niggercattle, making it convenient at the very least since everyone has it already.
Because signal is closed software, other alternatives that people have mentioned in this thread is open source, so it allows some trust to be there
Burner number, then just share your chosen username.
End-to-end encryption on every conversation, with no option to NOT be encrypted. Only the two endpoints have the keys. And for every conversation you can compare hashes (via QR scan or manually) to make sure both sides match.
