With all the info out recently about The Googs keeping a database of everything
someone purchases through a g mail account I figure that an open source app
with good privacy will keep my communications more secure. I use Android, so
more risk than apple stuff. Signal is a non-profit, so less inc
It’s for text messaging, so I’m not sure how it would benefit you for online
purchases. And yes, it’s an excellent choice for users that want to keep their
text messaging encrypted if they’re not using iMessage (Apple) or another
encrypted messaging app. It’s not terribly useful as the person on
Almost correct - Signal only sends info to other signal apps/users. It's
not just encrypted SMS. It's the securer alternative to WhatsApp.
On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 7:51 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> It’s for text messaging, so I’m not sure how it would benefit you fo
True, and maybe I’m being too simplistic. The point being that is if you
correspond with anyone who does not use the app, your communications will not
be encrypted. So unless you can get everyone you know on board with Signal,
you’re sending and receiving unencrypted SMS messages (unless you’re
Alphabet/Google reads all my text messages, that is troubling. They've
already got a ton of other info, and info is power, so denying them some of
my info is better than denying them none.
In my opinion, this reason alone is sufficient to encourage all my friends
and family to switch over to Sign
Have you bothered to go into your Google account and minimize the data they can
collect? Using Activity Controls and Ad Settings can cut down significantly on
the data they have access to. After that you use their Takeout tool to download
your data history and clean that out, too.
There are oth
Yes, but haven't figured out how to stop the text message issue yet.
I've also got other email accounts with another email provider to
compartmentalize.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 8:14 AM Dan--- via Mercedes
wrote:
> Have you bothered to go into your Google account
>Alphabet/Google reads all my text messages, that is troubling
Facebook collects a ton of data also. Even if you don't have an account with
them. It is speculated FB, and perhaps others can listen to conversations, even
when the app is not open. True? I don't know. I use FB on a Firefox mobile
On Thu, 30 May 2019 16:50:52 + Rick Knoble via Mercedes
wrote:
> >Alphabet/Google reads all my text messages, that is troubling
>
> Facebook collects a ton of data also. Even if you don't have an account
> with them. It is speculated FB, and perhaps others can listen to
> conversations, even
>Do smartphones have anything like a hosts file?
I would think they do. I suppose a device would have to be "rooted" for access.
Rick
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iPhones have a SQL database in which everything is stored. One can
access this database and see what is in there, what's been stored, etc.
--FT (not that I would actually have experience in that regard...)
On 5/30/19 2:52 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
Do smartphones have anything like a
> Rick wrote:
> Facebook collects a ton of data also. Even if you don't have an
> account with them.
Yup. And more and accurate data when you do have an account.
> It is speculated FB, and perhaps others can listen to
> conversations, even when the app is not open. True?
It's possible. I don'
SQLite to be exact.
You can download a special browser to look at the databases if you have access
to the phone. If you don’t, this data is no more available to anyone than the
phone’s owner. That is, you would have to crack the phone’s passcode to view
the databases.
-D
> On May 30, 2019, a
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