Yeah, I use Signal, with the few people I know who are on it. I should really make an effort to convert people.
So, for point of reference, at my work's conference last year, all of the tech team members were using WhatsApp to communicate -- with the exception of me (developer team security lead) and Felipe (sysadmin team security lead) on Signal. You see, we're both paranoid people. WhatsApp uses the same underlying E2E encryption scheme developed by Signal, but it's owned by Facebook. And while Facebook can't read your messages, they do keep track of who your contact list is, and how often you talk to them. It comes down to trust, and I trust Moxie Marlinspike a hell of a lot more than I do Mark Zuckerberg.
I haven't had any annoyance with asking for invitations; maybe I'm on an old version, maybe I don't have any friends. The real downside is the use of a real phone number as a requirement for identity, but it's probably the best thing short of a national ID number.
So, for point of reference, at my work's conference last year, all of the tech team members were using WhatsApp to communicate -- with the exception of me (developer team security lead) and Felipe (sysadmin team security lead) on Signal. You see, we're both paranoid people. WhatsApp uses the same underlying E2E encryption scheme developed by Signal, but it's owned by Facebook. And while Facebook can't read your messages, they do keep track of who your contact list is, and how often you talk to them. It comes down to trust, and I trust Moxie Marlinspike a hell of a lot more than I do Mark Zuckerberg.
I haven't had any annoyance with asking for invitations; maybe I'm on an old version, maybe I don't have any friends. The real downside is the use of a real phone number as a requirement for identity, but it's probably the best thing short of a national ID number.
"Kitto daijoubu da yo." - Sakura Kinomoto