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SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

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Scandal surrounding the Trump administration’s Signal group chat has led to a landmark week for the encrypted messaging app’s adoption—its “largest US growth moment by a massive margin.”

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3w ago

SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

www.wired.com /story/signalgate-is-driving-the-most-us-downloads-of-signal-ever/

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God dammit.
I'm JUST starting to talk to a woman online. I was going to tell her she can use Signal usernames if she's not comfortable with giving phone numbers.
Kik gained a reputation as being a sex app.
Signal now has the reputation of being a trump thing.
CAN'T I JUST HAVE ONE GOD DAMNED APP THAT ALLOWS WOMEN TO EXCHANGE A HANDLE RATHER THAN A PHONE NUMBER SO THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE???
- Signal would still be my recommendation for most people.
  Less user friendly options would be SimpleX, Session.
  
  Session is problematic and I wouldn't recommend it. They are building it on a crypto and the network isn't exactly stable. They already changed the crypto which costs there investors thousands.
  Other options include Briar although it works best during internet shutdowns.
- If Signal is good enough for CIA, it should be good enough for you.
  Just don't add another woman to the chat!
  
  Well.....I meant more from the angle of "hey, add me on signal".
  "Signal? What's that?" researches with quick google search
  "Oh, he's a trump guy...." BLOCK
- Briar, perhaps?
  Regardless, I feel your pain about shit you're using being co-opted by shitheads or just something undesirable.
  
  Hey girl
  Send me your QR code and I'll send you mine
- Kik is the grooming app
- Threema
  https://threema.ch/en
  From their about page:
  Threema is the world’s best-selling secure messenger. It sets itself apart from others in the following respects:
  Privacy as a guiding principle: Threema is designed to generate as little data on servers as technically possible.
  Full anonymity: You are not forced to provide any personal information (such as your phone number or email address) in order to use Threema.
  Open source: To provide full transparency, the Threema apps are open source. Anyone knowledgeable enough can confirm Threema’s security on their own.
  Optional contact synchronization: It’s not necessary to grant access to the address book in order to use Threema.
  Comprehensive encryption: In Threema, all your communication is end-to-end encrypted – not just text messages and voice and video calls but also group chats, media files, and even status messages.
  Rich functionality: Threema is versatile and feature-rich.
  Find out how Threema stacks up against other messengers like WhatsApp, Signal, or Telegram in the comprehensive messenger comparison and the in-depth comparison of Threema and WhatsApp.
  With Threema Work and Threema Gateway, Threema also provides solutions for secure communication in business contexts.
  
  There is no app that will solve a human problem

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