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Re:If you care about user privacy, don’t use Facebook JavaSc... by taneq on Monday November 25, 2019 @08:59AM (#21628140)
> If they want to reach me they can use Signal, Telegram or Keybase.

Maybe even... gasp SMS. Or "telephone".

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Re:If you care about user privacy, don’t use Facebook JavaSc... by iudqnolq on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:28AM (#21629723)
SMS can be intercepted and read by essentially every country in the world and many criminal groups because of how flawed the protocol is. While smaller countries can't do mass ingress and automated analysis, they can still input your number into a system and then see what you text.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/19/ss7-hack-...

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Re:If you care about user privacy, don’t use Facebook JavaSc... by StreamBright on Monday November 25, 2019 @09:02AM (#21628157)
Sure but there are places like Berlin in Germany where network coverage is absolutely broken. Wifi works though. This is why the preference over SMS/GSM call.
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