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		cheph on Feb 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WhatsApp and most alternatives share the same prob... I think the article sums it up fairly well. Signal to me does not solve the fundamental problems inherent to WhatsApp, additionally it suffers from some of the more serious ones I have with WhatsApp (tied to phone number) and brings some new ones (no web client). And the places where Signal improves on WhatsApp relies entirely on trust which is what WhatsApp relied on until it broke trust. I would prefer to use Matrix/XMPP instead of Signal and WhatsApp.

rimiform on Feb 26, 2021 | [–]

Signal has a desktop client, though? Not sure where that issue came from.

shreyshrey on Feb 26, 2021 | [–]

Recommend trying out https://www.airsend.io. It is not tied to phone and it has a web/desktop client.

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