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Apple is likely to stop providing its encrypted cloud service to U.K. users

I currently use Telegram for my friends and family, but have reluctantly come to the conclusion that the UK Government is either reaching agreement for backdoors with messaging services, or is trying its hardest to.

I’m also on Element/Matrix. Before I try to get my contacts to join me on there, should I be aware of any privacy issues or is that a good place to head?

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
    7·
    4 hours ago

    Signal requires a phone number on setup.

    It is dumb and annoying and inconvenient but doesn’t affect its use or privacy.

    I do agree that SimpleX seems like the best chat option.

      • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        56 minutes ago

        How do you even exist without a phone number. How do you get cellular data? Does the government not require you to have one? Your employer? What about all the services that require one?

      • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
        1·
        1 hour ago

        I have to wonder if you could use a burner number and just disable it after setting up your username

        • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          36 minutes ago

          I think you’d have a theoretical issue if the next person who got that number also tried to set up a signal account.