☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
It’s based on Signal protocol and it’s also open source. However, unlike Signal it doesn’t harvest phone numbers. https://github.com/wireapp
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSignal’s hostility to F-Droid is the problem.
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agothey’re not hostile… they don’t see the reason for them and it’s not as clear cut as you’re making it out in favour of f-droid
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBecause Google’s monopoly on the appstore is just great, right?
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agothat’s an entirely separate concern to f-droid
minus-squareyoumaynotknow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoCare to expand on what you mean by that?
Signal’s hostility to F-Droid is the problem.
they’re not hostile… they don’t see the reason for them and it’s not as clear cut as you’re making it out in favour of f-droid
Because Google’s monopoly on the appstore is just great, right?
they have apks
which still use Google services.
that’s an entirely separate concern to f-droid
Care to expand on what you mean by that?