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0 pointsBeltalowda4y ago0 comments

Signal is just as smartphone-tied as WhatsApp. It's actually worse, as there is no web version and the desktop app is flaky. So there is no improvement here at all in this regard.

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sneak4y ago· 1 in thread

This is hugely incorrect. Signal is private, WhatsApp is not.

Go read the app privacy labels if you don't believe me.

BeltalowdaOP4y ago

This is about smartphone usage, not privacy. You're injecting a completely different issue here.

yusmary4y ago

Signal is also shitty in the sense that it announces your presence to anyone that is using the service prior to you and has your number.

If you only want some people to know you are there, you are screwed

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