So, I was told to not use Signal, so all that is left is Matrix. And I am not techy enough to have my own server and neither are my relatives, so Matrix.org is the only option

  • kekmacska@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    both are good, even Signal. For private conversations, you only need to avoid Telegram and other obvious ones

    • bigFab@lemmy.worldBanned from community
      1·
      2 months ago

      What are the biggest threats in telegram? Corporations, widespread scams or individual ppl closer to me?

      • kekmacska@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        telegram has a lot of illegal stuff on it. Plus the ceo has been caught and this way, the whole thing was compromised

        • bigFab@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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          2 months ago

          Okey, but I mean what are the threats to my privacy if I use telegram?

          • kekmacska@lemmy.zipEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            your data can land at french police, who caught Pavel Durov. i only use telegram to track custom rom updates, for that it is fine. but don’t use it for private conversations

            • bigFab@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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              2 months ago

              That is a shame, but still not a big surprise. In comparison Apple has been sharing all kind of iPhone push notifications with the US government. I guess no other app will save your privacy from gvt. iPhone notifications to US gvt.