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Re:CIA bought an encryption company and used it to spy on cl... by _-___________-_ on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @06:00AM (#22307799)
Why use Threema when there are alternatives that are not closed-source? You had to begin to use Threema, which presumably carries the same difficulty as beginning to use something which isn't as questionable.
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Re:CIA bought an encryption company and used it to spy on cl... by mmPzf on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @07:08AM (#22308142)
A big plus for me was the option of using it without mapping the user account to a phone number, something that e.g. Signal doesn't allow.
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Re:CIA bought an encryption company and used it to spy on cl... by bangboombang on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @07:18AM (#22308193)
It was consensus between colleagues/friends. And because you still need to trust open source software as well. I certainly don't have the time to review the code, and the "somebody else will do a thorough code review" fallacy should be well known by know. As said, Threema at least had a name attached to it that I somewhat trust.

Telegram for example doesn't exactly tick the "not as questionable" box for me, not least because it isn't entirely open source either, but also because I always find it weird if someone is pouring money into software that is available for free, with no obvious benefit for them in return.

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