On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 9:10 PM Rahul Jha <rahul7...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 at 22:37, Kushal Das via Users > <users@lists.dgplug.org> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Read it when you have time: > > > > https://www.zdnet.com/article/hong-kong-protesters-warn-of-telegram-feature-that-can-disclose-their-identities/ > > I know that Telegram is wicked, but the argument they put up in the > story is equally valid: > > > "Changing to a different app like Signal is not a viable option for us. > > Because the way the protestors communicate heavily depends on the support > > of very large groups [...] in which Telegram has really good support," Chu > > said. > > > "On the other hand, Signal and Wire groups are limited to a few hundred > > people, and Signal makes your phone number visible to everyone anyway. > > What should we do if we find ourselves in a similar situation? Is > there another viable choice? Where should we settle in this trade-off > b/w usability and security? > Wire [0] is another solution if you want to use a random email address for registration.
[0] https://wire.com Kushal -- Public Interest Technologist, Freedom of the Press Foundation CPython Core Developer Director, Python Software Foundation https://kushaldas.in _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@lists.dgplug.org http://lists.dgplug.org/listinfo.cgi/users-dgplug.org
