"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps | TechRadar
"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps | TechRadar https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-need-to-go-beyond-signal-how-todays-aws-outage-shows-the-weaknesses-of-centralized-apps
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And then you use a centralized service by Google to redirect the link rather than just using the link itself. 🙁
Here's the actual link: https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-need-to-go-beyond-signal-how-todays-aws-outage-shows-the-weaknesses-of-centralized-apps
Oh jeez, that's embarrassing. I'm a Noob poster. I'll do better next time.
I would definitely encourage you to edit the link for this post to include the correct one!
Yep. Fixed it the moment I replied.
Too late. OP is now noted as a google plant. I'll stick to more reliable source like the other people on this sub
lol
Instead of dismissing Signal, I wonder if it could be changed to support a federated model.
Just a thought, because Signal has seen widespread adoption. Getting people to change their messenger is hard.
Signal is against federation.
What about a peer-to-peer model with relay servers like SimpleX?
Maube but Simplex really sucks balls IMO
read cryptographers blogs. kike Saotok the furry iirc. also simplex has a cryptography report that it has failed and not implemented.
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Not supporting the puppet government of said Big Tech could be another good strategic thing to do, don't you think Andy?
This was his tweet:
Didn't age well, if you ask me.
Which is actually crazy.
Lol a Google share link on the privacy forum. Anyone know where it goes? OP can you fix it?
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-need-to-go-beyond-signal-how-todays-aws-outage-shows-the-weaknesses-of-centralized-apps
Matrix was developed by an Israeli company so hard pass on that. Signal looks like the best we got. https://hackea.org/notas/matrix.html
What exactly is your concern? It's a decentralized service, so it's not as if any of your data has to be controlled by them to use it
I can only understand the concern if it related to how many the chat room and users are mostly created in offical Matrix instance instead more be self-hosted and even that is a reach
Onion is also decentralized, and everyone knows it's monitored by the alphabet agencies. So yeah, I'd consider a hidden encryption vulnerability a solid possibility.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/#simplex-chat
Decentralized services habe one huge advantage: Most people don't unterstand, how it works, where to register and do on. Additionally federation comes with lots of additional to get most of connections.
Therefore: Centralized is definitely the way but not using shitty big tech. Maybe backup infrastructure could also be a way.
And Proton? Couldn't stop laughing.