Iam trying to make all my family members and friends switch to Signal but the privacy things are not enough for them, Could you please help me find a unique benefits of using Signal over Whatsapp?
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Sorry for both necroposting and failing to read the title, but Signal has:
- No AI
- A way to easily and securely send passwords if you delete the message afterwards
- Usernames to easily link up
- A better name than WhatsApp (“what’s WhatsApp do?”)
- It’s well known, especially after the US gov incident
I think it would be faster too, less bloat
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Non profit, WhatsApp collects their unencrypted data and sells it.
That’s basically it. WhatsApp got popular because it didn’t use up peoples sms text message limits. People weren’t joining WhatsApp for security. It can expand and develop faster in social media tech while Signal is constrained by their security, because Signal was inherently designed for security.
If your friend and family are still of the opinion that there’s nothing to hide then at least confirm verification codes and message self destruct. Remind yourself that their messages can’t be vaccumed up in dragnets and the government will have to put wiretaps on their phones, which is a significantly higher level of effort.
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WhatsApp is owned by Meta (Facebook). I would explain 2-3 scandals that happened with Facebook to understand why the company can’t be trusted.
Most people won’t care though.
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