Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know
by rvz on Monday August 15, 2022 @05:00PM
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Yeah I'd rather use Keybase which has username / password than the disaster that Signal is right now. Especially when you have both Twitter and Twilio breaches, SS7 attacks, SIM swapping attacks, etc.
Keybase still works and for a simple messaging app does the job better than Signal or any other messaging app that requires a phone number. This is a total disaster.
> but nothing they were doing of late with Lumens was that exciting anyway (trying to become a crypto wallet like everyone and their mothers).
Just like Signal did, with their own private crypto wallet and cryptocurrency that they have been working suspiciously in the background for a year after being questioned.
Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know
by irfwashere on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @06:58AM
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Why doesn't anyone ever consider XMPP using one of the many clients like gajim, conversations, etc.? It's got all of the encryption features anyone would want but has zero mentions as a secure messaging option.
Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know
by ianopolous on Monday August 15, 2022 @06:19PM
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I've replied in a sibling comment about Peergos which is trying to do just that.
I would pay $/mo for a Keybase reboot with the goal of building a sustainable business like Signal did instead of taking VC money for a shot at the moon. Until someone does that, Keybase continues to work as a messaging app with usernames instead of phone numbers.