I am trying to convince my group to switch from WhatsApp to Signal and we plan to vote on it soon. So, I plan to use the replies in this thread to compile a list of reasons to use as talking points. Preferably, I need something that can be understood on a personal level as some of my friends are deeply cynical and have no concern about escaping techno-feudalism and surveillance.

  • thisbenzingring@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    5 days ago

    and recently they figured out how to use the OS’s notification database to collect some cache and read the notifications Signal sends

    • homes@piefed.worldEnglish
      25·
      5 days ago

      fortunately, most OSs now offer granular enough notification controls so they can be set to just notify users when messages are received and nothing more.