☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前Is there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前message-square39fedilinkfile-text
It’s based on Signal protocol and it’s also open source. However, unlike Signal it doesn’t harvest phone numbers. https://github.com/wireapp
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·2 年前I’m not using Signal until it’s on F-Droid.
minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·2 年前You don’t even need a store, you can install through the apk here https://signal.org/android/apk/
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·2 年前Signal’s hostility to F-Droid is the problem.
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前they’re not hostile… they don’t see the reason for them and it’s not as clear cut as you’re making it out in favour of f-droid
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 年前Because Google’s monopoly on the appstore is just great, right?
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 年前that’s an entirely separate concern to f-droid
I’m not using Signal until it’s on F-Droid.
You don’t even need a store, you can install through the apk here https://signal.org/android/apk/
Signal’s hostility to F-Droid is the problem.
Care to expand on what you mean by that?
they’re not hostile… they don’t see the reason for them and it’s not as clear cut as you’re making it out in favour of f-droid
Because Google’s monopoly on the appstore is just great, right?
they have apks
which still use Google services.
that’s an entirely separate concern to f-droid