<![CDATA[Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid.]]>Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid.

PLEASE do not use ANYTHING owned by Meta for resistance work.

I promise you, whatever excuse or reason you're thinking of does NOT matter. You are not safe using Meta products. Period.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/ca7881ad-1e2f-4ff7-a84c-677e0dd37698/telling-people-to-use-whatsapp-over-signal-or-in-conjunction-with-signal-is-stupid.RSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 02:06:48 GMTWed, 27 May 2026 16:08:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Thu, 28 May 2026 09:12:42 GMT]]>@MishaVelthuis @bjmendelson this is right. I only use signal, but asking people to make that leap in one go will result in a lot of resistance.

Good for people to be able to try signal and find out how good it is, at least have some secure conversations and maybe eventually delete WhatsApp later.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/ap/users/116040452612002973/statuses/116651429878182437https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/ap/users/116040452612002973/statuses/116651429878182437Thu, 28 May 2026 09:12:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Thu, 28 May 2026 05:48:57 GMT]]>@bjmendelson Agreed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/ap/users/115828656027457735/statuses/116650628700679206https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/ap/users/115828656027457735/statuses/116650628700679206Thu, 28 May 2026 05:48:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Thu, 28 May 2026 05:01:58 GMT]]>@condret @bjmendelson just another stupid sentence.

Don't cry here if you get hacked or something.

U either get the latest updates or u don't use tech in 2026.

The most bigoted shit that I heard until today.

You're simply talking like an average digdeeper reader.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.plus/ap/users/116626162513039657/statuses/116650443954016828https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.plus/ap/users/116626162513039657/statuses/116650443954016828Thu, 28 May 2026 05:01:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Thu, 28 May 2026 04:59:40 GMT]]>@bjmendelson @Mannanan what about Matrix/Element? Is Session really the golden standard?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116041816875196273/statuses/116650434913911475https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116041816875196273/statuses/116650434913911475Thu, 28 May 2026 04:59:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Thu, 28 May 2026 02:55:50 GMT]]>@bjmendelson and self host!!! We at MPAQ host our own xmpp and a voip 😋 channeled on a vpn lol

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beamship.mpaq.org/users/bob/statuses/01KSP84YCT40P2K4RXXD1W1QHMhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beamship.mpaq.org/users/bob/statuses/01KSP84YCT40P2K4RXXD1W1QHMThu, 28 May 2026 02:55:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 23:46:54 GMT]]>@nando161 @bjmendelson prism break is not a good source.

Lurk soatok/privacyguides for more up-to-date resources.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.plus/ap/users/116626162513039657/statuses/116649205063398471https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.plus/ap/users/116626162513039657/statuses/116649205063398471Wed, 27 May 2026 23:46:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 23:46:11 GMT]]>@condret @bjmendelson u need updates if u want security. What a stupid sentence?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.plus/ap/users/116626162513039657/statuses/116649202245071216https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.plus/ap/users/116626162513039657/statuses/116649202245071216Wed, 27 May 2026 23:46:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 23:45:09 GMT]]>@bjmendelson

Molly > Signal

@mollyim

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.plus/ap/users/116626162513039657/statuses/116649198193219067https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.plus/ap/users/116626162513039657/statuses/116649198193219067Wed, 27 May 2026 23:45:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 23:39:50 GMT]]>@bjmendelson did whatsapp stop automatically downloading your contacts address book or?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/bri7/statuses/116649177290257539https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/bri7/statuses/116649177290257539Wed, 27 May 2026 23:39:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 23:24:15 GMT]]>@bjmendelson https://prism-break.org/en/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partyon.xyz/users/nando161/statuses/116649116009244447https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partyon.xyz/users/nando161/statuses/116649116009244447Wed, 27 May 2026 23:24:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 23:04:44 GMT]]>@bjmendelson @delta is an awesome alternative.
No registration, decentralized, based on existing protocols.
Easy to install, to connect and to use on multiple devices.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/thinkb4coding/statuses/116649039290321554https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/thinkb4coding/statuses/116649039290321554Wed, 27 May 2026 23:04:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 22:51:52 GMT]]>@Mannanan Well that's the other thing. Session is better, sure. But. In having trained people hands on, I can tell you Signal is a lot easier for them to use. So that's the one I tell people to START with, not end with.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bjmendelson/statuses/116648988672546642https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bjmendelson/statuses/116648988672546642Wed, 27 May 2026 22:51:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 21:34:29 GMT]]>@bjmendelson

You couldn't pay me to trust Signal, either.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/Mannanan/statuses/116648684408803941https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/Mannanan/statuses/116648684408803941Wed, 27 May 2026 21:34:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 21:27:48 GMT]]>@bjmendelson I see more people trying people to switch to Telegram rather than to Signal. Draw for conclusions.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/qgustavor/statuses/116648658132470886https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/qgustavor/statuses/116648658132470886Wed, 27 May 2026 21:27:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 19:31:11 GMT]]>@MostlyTato @bjmendelson
I'd rather a human read my messages than have them fed into the basalisk

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freeradical.zone/ap/users/116592869144580347/statuses/116648199549592135https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freeradical.zone/ap/users/116592869144580347/statuses/116648199549592135Wed, 27 May 2026 19:31:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 19:15:08 GMT]]>@bjmendelson I would never tell people to use WhatsApp. But I would tell people they can *also* use Signal, *even if* for whatever (misguided) reason they can't leave WhatsApp.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.edu.nl/users/MishaVelthuis/statuses/116648136464303533https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.edu.nl/users/MishaVelthuis/statuses/116648136464303533Wed, 27 May 2026 19:15:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 19:10:37 GMT]]>@BoredBakon @bjmendelson
I think it's e2ee against third parties but scanned by Metas Ai.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/MostlyTato/statuses/116648118700572121https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/MostlyTato/statuses/116648118700572121Wed, 27 May 2026 19:10:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Telling people to use WhatsApp over Signal, or in conjunction with Signal, is stupid. on Wed, 27 May 2026 18:05:19 GMT]]>@bjmendelson

What'sApp is supposedly E2EE (although I think they just settled a case that alleged they could read your messages, so that's fun), but they collect metadata, which allows them to paint a rather broad picture of who you're talking to and when you're talking to them.

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