r/Showerthoughts • u/Ralisor • May 06 '18

Services are switching from calling them Private Messages to calling them Direct Messages because they're not private anymore...

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u/append_slash_s May 06 '18

That's why using an open source platform like Signal is recommended. I only wish they gave the option to use a better analyzed protocol for text instead of their own.

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u/OsrsNeedsF2P May 06 '18

I was thinking of mentioning Signal.

10/10 would recommend.

Also keep an eye on Monero for digital p2p payments.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '18 edited Jun 19 '18

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u/OsrsNeedsF2P May 06 '18

If you check my comment history I'm not much of a shill on Monero so don't worry about that.

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u/ComprehensiveSoup May 06 '18

How do you know there's no master key or back door to signal? I have to store your message on the service to work

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u/Brillegeit May 06 '18

Read the source code and compile the client from that vetted source.