Signal Is Playing with Fire(platformer.news)
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Signal Is Playing with Fire
https://www.platformer.news/p/how-signal-is-playing-with-fire
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They're one of the few entities that both feels, and is capable of carrying, the responsibility we all have to the next generation, who deserves the free internet that we enjoyed.
Can you explain what you mean by "the free internet we enjoyed" in regards of anonymous payments and encrypted messaging? Because I can't remember any of those in the "good old days".
In the 90s, there was no chilling effect (search it) of persistence being known, or the consequences of such being understood.
People treated posting on BBS like yelling into the grand canyon, and a million other beautiful stories from a million other perspectives.
People treated posting on BBS like yelling into the grand canyon, and a million other beautiful stories from a million other perspectives.
What? You think signal is the new "grand canyon"?
No.
I just think they have the money and userbase to help keep the Canyon clean.
I just think they have the money and userbase to help keep the Canyon clean.
So the point of the article is, because (maladjusted?) actual laws are against it, don't try anything? I understand the worries, but I personally can't wait for a way to easily and quickly give money to someone which doesn't involve Visa or MasterCard. In a moving world where new things are created daily, I don't like the monopoly those two have for years.
> I personally can't wait for a way to easily and quickly give money to someone which doesn't involve Visa or MasterCard
Is that really the only way for many people? Where do you live? In most European countries you can connect your bank account to Paypal. And many countries have sms/phone number based transfer systems.
Is that really the only way for many people? Where do you live? In most European countries you can connect your bank account to Paypal. And many countries have sms/phone number based transfer systems.
In the US you can connect your Venmo, PayPal, Cash app, etc to your bank account and not involve Visa or MasterCard in quickly transferring money.
We have to play with fire. The alternative is a cashless future in which every transaction is tracked and every person is subject to total financial surveillance. KYC must die.
I find it hilarious that instead of using a battle tested and widely known cryptocurrency that relies on actual cryptographic techniques, like Monero or Zcash, they’ve embraced a crypto that basically no one has heard about, no one was using, and relies on Secure Enclaves for privacy. Which are very likely backdoored by Intel and/NSA or at the very least one hack away from total compromise. SGX has had hacks already.
For me crypto currency just screams con and Signal including it makes me suspicious regarding the real priorities of those running the show at Signal and whether I can trust Signal moving forward.
This hits the nail on the head and worries me about Signals future. For some reason I feel like this is their first step "towards the dark side".