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Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
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Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
What's a sufficiently private/secure messaging platform? Signal comes to mind, but I'm open to alternatives.
A few people gave some input on this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47945392 Signal and Threema seem to be known for good UX and viability as everyday messengers. There was this table: https://www.messenger-matrix.de/messenger-matrix-en.html
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Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Failing to connect those dots is (unfortunately) what keeps many, many people from moving their otherwise private conversations to a more private channel. I think you're right that it bears mentioning.
What's a sufficiently private/secure messaging platform? Signal comes to mind, but I'm open to alternatives.
Definitely Signal. It strikes the fairest balance between industry-standard end-to-end encryption ('E2EE') and usability.
Get as many of your contacts onto Signal as you can. Disable the displaying of message text within device notifications from within the Signal app settings (for both Android and iOS).
Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
#54"In March, a spokesperson for Meta told The Guardian that the decision to abandon encryption was due to low uptake. "Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months," the spokesperson said." I wonder what it's like being a spokesperson for a company (or administration) where everyone including yourself knows your statements are…
Just start working in HR.
Re: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8
#55It feels absurd to have seen E2EE fought for and considered table stakes by many users, especially the technically-oriented, now rolled back a short time later by these companies who never really cared about privacy to begin with and clearly don't expect any backlash. It also feels like the wide-scale desperate adoption of AI has weakened claims about the essential nature of privacy, now that everyone has demonstrate…
The truth is that the backlash is stronger against E2EE.
Avoiding E2EE is less PR hassle to Meta than having it.
As a supporter, I must admit the E2EE interest groups have not had the upper hand recently (if ever)