@moh_kohn except @signalapp too is a #centralized, #SingleVendir & #SingleProvider solution that fully falls under #CliudAct and thus CANNOT comply with #GDPR & #BDSG as a matter of principle since this digital rquivalent of #ExtraordinaryRendition is inherently incompatible!

• Use #XMPP+#OMEMO & #PGP/MIME with #SelfCustody if all the #Keys for real #EndToEndEncryption that doesn't rely on a #VC #MoneyBurningParty.

@monocles / #monoclesChat, @gajim / #gajim & @delta / #deltaChat, @thunderbird / #Thunderbird do support that!

@halva @lynn @signalapp @deilann

The problem is one needs to literally acquire a phone number and have access to it, and the demand of a phone number itself is bad. This makes it unnecessarily complex and expensive compared to using @monocles / #monoclesChat.
(Cuz if I've to pay to communicate, I might just choose a provider that isn't a #VC #MoneyBurningParty but a long-term sustainable solution based off #OpenStandards!)

• I'm sorry for your location. My sincere condolences!

Still, #Signal doesn't allow #SelfCustody of all the keys & #SelfHosting, which makes it vulnerable as a #proprietary #centralized, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider solution.

• Just because @Mer__edith isn't having #Roskonmadnozr pointing a gun at her head doesn't mean she'd risk jail for a user when push comes to shove.

And with #CloudAct on one hand and #Trump wanting to "Speedrun Hitler", I'd not rely on Signal.