Mass-surveillance just took another step forward. :(

dowie at 2017-05-05T09:56:32Z

Mass-surveillance just took another step forward. :( https://dowe.io/mass-surveillance-just-took-another-step-forward/

UK Gov reaches an all-time low as it tries to monitor everyone.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/04/uk_bulk_surveillance_powers_draft/

Protect yourself now, with Signal (iOS/Android). (Intro Video)

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>> Steve Dowe:

“[...] Protect yourself now, with Signal [...]”

With a centralized system? That's no protection.

Protect yourself now, with a federated standard, Jabber/XMPP =)

JanKusanagi at 2017-05-05T10:00:46Z

dowie, Tom Tishken likes this.

That's true, but at least with Signal you have a published protocol, despite the centralisation. It's not perfect, but for those people out there for whom the "App Store" is the one and only source of software, it's one of the better options.

dowie at 2017-08-03T08:44:49Z

Well, Jabber/XMPP is something perfectly present in the "App Store", and Google Play ;)

JanKusanagi at 2017-08-03T12:16:10Z

» Steve Dowe:

“Enjoy explaining that to a Facebook junkie.

May as well chuck in GNU/Linux while you're at it! ;-)”

Been there, done that (the first part, the second makes no sense).

But still, why would the Facebook junkie be interested in Signal? ;)

JanKusanagi at 2017-08-04T12:47:58Z