• poVoq
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 years ago

    deleted by creator

    • Ferk
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      3 years ago

      I thought we were talking about security and privacy in general, applied to messaging platforms. Specifically, comparing Telegram/Whatsapp with Signal.

      If you want to talk exclusively about phone numbers then it’s obvious that if a messaging system doesn’t use phone numbers there’s no risk that metadata related to phone number is the one that’ll get leaked.

      Whether you want to make them be “a completelly different league” based on that distinction alone is an arbitrary separation. By that logic XMPP would be in the same “league” as unencrypted email.

        • Ferk
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          3 years ago

          “So? We are talking about the risk of using your phone number as the public identifier.”

            • Ferk
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              3 years ago

              According to your logic, they are the same. Otherwise, don’t compare Signal to Telegram/Whatsapp.

                • Ferk
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  edit-2
                  3 years ago

                  Are you calling your own logic shit?

                  If Signal is in the same league as Telegram just because of phone number leaks (regardless of other protection), then email is in same league as XMPP because it doesn’t have those leaks (regardless of other protection).

                  Looks like you only care about other forms of protection when comparing the “league” that interests you.

                  Enjoy your own bias (and I don’t even use Signal xD).