- both are centralized Messengers
- meaning:
- the user is in control of the device + software (to the extend that the user can understand the src)
- the user is not in control of the server (hardware + software)
- (but the server src is Open Source as well! (Java 99.7%) :D)
- 36C3 – Moxie – The ecosystem is moving
- did not watch the full presentation (yet)
- but de-centralized is NO problem if:
- the system is kept UNIX KISS
- there is a good well tested update mechanism 😀
- and (of course) massive software quality testing on all possible devices in all kinds of scenarios, 99% of the tests pass? roll it out! 😀 (software quality testing which was what Microsoft and then also Apple neglected, resulting in (STILL!) massive problems with updates and thus users refuse to update)
- meaning:
- fun fact: according to Whittaker, WhatsApp actually uses Signal App’s protocol to transfer messages encrypted
- https://signal.org/blog
- https://signal.org/bigbrother/
- https://twitter.com/signalapp
- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59937614
- Since 2022 Moxie was never much active on Twitter btw 😀
- and canceled his instagram
- and probably wanders now the Mastodon-verse 😀
- https://dwaves.de/2021/05/16/goodbye-whatsapp-facebook-goodbye-telegram-hello-signal-there-is-even-a-desktop-version-also-featuring-caregiving-scary-dentist-robots/
- https://dwaves.de/2019/05/21/google-lists-zero-day-list-of-exploits-in-the-wild-catastrophic-security-hole-in-whatsapps-voip-stack-allows-malware-and-spying-on-ios-and-android-signal-seems-still-good/
- https://dwaves.de/2017/07/13/libresignal-alternative-to-whatsapp-privacy-vs-your-battery-direct-download/
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