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  1. Not sure if this has been raised already.

    Feels like something the EU could enforce.

    …am I dreaming of a better world?

    Can’t think of a downside or potential issues with this… what could I be missing?
    #signal #encryption #e2ee #chat #messaging

  2. Not sure if this has been raised already.

    Feels like something the EU could enforce.

    …am I dreaming of a better world?

    Can’t think of a downside or potential issues with this… what could I be missing?
    #signal #encryption #e2ee #chat #messaging

  3. Not sure if this has been raised already.

    Feels like something the EU could enforce.

    …am I dreaming of a better world?

    Can’t think of a downside or potential issues with this… what could I be missing?
    #signal #encryption #e2ee #chat #messaging

  4. WhatsApp is testing “After reading” disappearing messages on iOS, letting users delete chats 5 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours after they are opened. 📱
    Unread messages auto-delete after 24 hours, but screenshots and external captures can still bypass retention limits despite added privacy controls. 🔒

    🔗 in.mashable.com/tech/109890/wh

    #TechNews #WhatsApp #Apple #iPhone #iOS #Android #Privacy #Encryption #Signal #Telegram #Cybersecurity #Messaging #Security #FOSS #Mobile #Meta #Tech #Instagram

  5. Signal says it will leave Canada rather than comply with Bill C-22, warning the proposal could force changes that weaken encrypted systems 🔐
    Critics including Apple, Meta, and researchers say the bill’s lawful-access rules risk enabling surveillance capabilities and metadata retention 🇨🇦

    @signalapp

    🔗 cyberinsider.com/signal-threat

    #TechNews #Signal #Canada #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Meta #Apple #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Messaging #DataProtection #Tech #Rights #BillC22 #US #Europe #EU

  6. Signal says it will leave Canada rather than comply with Bill C-22, warning the proposal could force changes that weaken encrypted systems 🔐
    Critics including Apple, Meta, and researchers say the bill’s lawful-access rules risk enabling surveillance capabilities and metadata retention 🇨🇦

    @signalapp

    🔗 cyberinsider.com/signal-threat

    #TechNews #Signal #Canada #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Meta #Apple #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Messaging #DataProtection #Tech #Rights #BillC22 #US #Europe #EU

  7. Signal says it will leave Canada rather than comply with Bill C-22, warning the proposal could force changes that weaken encrypted systems 🔐
    Critics including Apple, Meta, and researchers say the bill’s lawful-access rules risk enabling surveillance capabilities and metadata retention 🇨🇦

    @signalapp

    🔗 cyberinsider.com/signal-threat

    #TechNews #Signal #Canada #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Meta #Apple #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Messaging #DataProtection #Tech #Rights #BillC22 #US #Europe #EU

  8. Signal says it will leave Canada rather than comply with Bill C-22, warning the proposal could force changes that weaken encrypted systems 🔐
    Critics including Apple, Meta, and researchers say the bill’s lawful-access rules risk enabling surveillance capabilities and metadata retention 🇨🇦

    @signalapp

    🔗 cyberinsider.com/signal-threat

    #TechNews #Signal #Canada #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Meta #Apple #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Messaging #DataProtection #Tech #Rights #BillC22 #US #Europe #EU

  9. Signal says it will leave Canada rather than comply with Bill C-22, warning the proposal could force changes that weaken encrypted systems 🔐
    Critics including Apple, Meta, and researchers say the bill’s lawful-access rules risk enabling surveillance capabilities and metadata retention 🇨🇦

    @signalapp

    🔗 cyberinsider.com/signal-threat

    #TechNews #Signal #Canada #Encryption #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Meta #Apple #Surveillance #FOSS #Security #Messaging #DataProtection #Tech #Rights #BillC22 #US #Europe #EU

  10. The Absolute Rage Induced by “K.”

    Daily writing promptWhat’s a word or phrase that annoys you?View all responses There are many phrases in this world that annoy me. Corporate buzzwords. Fake positivity. Passive aggressive nonsense. People saying “we should totally hang out sometime” when both of you know that is never happening. But there is one response, one microscopic combination of letters, one digital communication war crime that rises above the rest. One phrase so unbelievably lazy, dismissive, cold, and […]

    jaimedavid.blog/2026/05/22/23/

  11. Texas sues Meta over ‘misleading’ WhatsApp privacy claims

    “WhatsApp’s assurances are false,” the lawsuit read. “WhatsApp and its parent company, Meta, have access to virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications.”

    keranews.org/texas-news/2026-0

    #Meta #WhatsApp #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #dystopia #technology #messaging

  12. Signal added new warnings and confirmation prompts to slow phishing and social engineering attacks targeting linked devices and account access. 🛡️
    The encrypted messaging app now flags unverified contacts and reminds users it never asks for PINs, QR scans, or recovery codes. 🔐

    🔗 bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

    #TechNews #Signal #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Phishing #Encryption #SecureMessaging #Infosec #DigitalRights #Security #OpenSource #DataProtection #SocialEngineering #Messaging #FOSS

  13. Signal added new warnings and confirmation prompts to slow phishing and social engineering attacks targeting linked devices and account access. 🛡️
    The encrypted messaging app now flags unverified contacts and reminds users it never asks for PINs, QR scans, or recovery codes. 🔐

    🔗 bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

    #TechNews #Signal #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Phishing #Encryption #SecureMessaging #Infosec #DigitalRights #Security #OpenSource #DataProtection #SocialEngineering #Messaging #FOSS

  14. Signal added new warnings and confirmation prompts to slow phishing and social engineering attacks targeting linked devices and account access. 🛡️
    The encrypted messaging app now flags unverified contacts and reminds users it never asks for PINs, QR scans, or recovery codes. 🔐

    🔗 bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

    #TechNews #Signal #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Phishing #Encryption #SecureMessaging #Infosec #DigitalRights #Security #OpenSource #DataProtection #SocialEngineering #Messaging #FOSS

  15. Signal added new warnings and confirmation prompts to slow phishing and social engineering attacks targeting linked devices and account access. 🛡️
    The encrypted messaging app now flags unverified contacts and reminds users it never asks for PINs, QR scans, or recovery codes. 🔐

    🔗 bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

    #TechNews #Signal #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Phishing #Encryption #SecureMessaging #Infosec #DigitalRights #Security #OpenSource #DataProtection #SocialEngineering #Messaging #FOSS

  16. Signal added new warnings and confirmation prompts to slow phishing and social engineering attacks targeting linked devices and account access. 🛡️
    The encrypted messaging app now flags unverified contacts and reminds users it never asks for PINs, QR scans, or recovery codes. 🔐

    🔗 bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

    #TechNews #Signal #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Phishing #Encryption #SecureMessaging #Infosec #DigitalRights #Security #OpenSource #DataProtection #SocialEngineering #Messaging #FOSS

  17. Wire • Secure Messenger
    f-droid.org/packages/com.wire

    #privacy #security #BoycottUSA #e2ee #messaging #swiss #ElbowsUp #JournalistSafety #activist #CyberSecurity #protestersafety #opensource

    Amnesty International, the German gov, Canada's DND, the USAF and other world militaries and entities with high threat models rely on Wire for secure communication.

    Wire is what hegseth was supposed to be using when he caused #signalgate ALSO, it is SWISS.

    You can download it from your app store, free for personal use, or from #fdroid #fdroidstore

    Feature by feature comparison with the others:
    wire.com/en/compare-wire-vs-al

    Transparency Report:
    wire.com/en/transparency-report

  18. Wire • Secure Messenger
    f-droid.org/packages/com.wire

    #privacy #security #BoycottUSA #e2ee #messaging #swiss #ElbowsUp #JournalistSafety #activist #CyberSecurity #protestersafety #opensource

    Amnesty International, the German gov, Canada's DND, the USAF and other world militaries and entities with high threat models rely on Wire for secure communication.

    Wire is what hegseth was supposed to be using when he caused #signalgate ALSO, it is SWISS.

    You can download it from your app store, free for personal use, or from #fdroid #fdroidstore

    Feature by feature comparison with the others:
    wire.com/en/compare-wire-vs-al

    Transparency Report:
    wire.com/en/transparency-report

  19. Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favour of a ‘secure’ state-developed alternative.

    The Polish government is urging public officials and “entities within the National Cybersecurity System” to stop using Signal, directing them to instead use an encrypted messenger developed by a leading Polish research organisation.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260518

    #Poland #Signal #Chat #Cybersecurity #SocialEngineering #Messaging #Tech #MSzyfr #Threema

  20. WhatsApp is testing a privacy feature on iOS beta that lets text messages disappear after being read ⏱️ The timer works differently for senders and receivers, with options ranging from 5 minutes to 2 hours. Unlike the original View Once, this works with regular texts 🔒 Read the article to see how it differs from existing features.

    true-tech.net/whatsapp-view-on

    #WhatsApp #Privacy #iOS #Messaging #TechNews

    true-tech.net/whatsapp-view-on

  21. Messenger: Microsoft schickt den „Together Mode“ von Teams in den Ruhestand

    Der in der Coronapandemie von Microsoft in Teams eingeführte „Together Mode“ erweckt den Eindruck, dass alle Teilnehmenden zusammensitzen. Nun wird er entfernt.

    heise.de/news/Messenger-Micros

    #IT #Messaging #Microsoft #MicrosoftTeams #Mobiles #news

  22. In some sense, you can express people as URIs, as far as their usernames.

    We say @audiodude, but really the qualifier would be mastodon:@audiodude (but because all communication goes over HTTP/web dominance that's not addressable right?)

    telegram:mark55candle
    signal+phone:415-555-5687
    signal+username:mark55

    This is what FOAF was trying to do all those years ago I think.... (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOAF)

    #SocialWeb #Mastodon #messaging #SemanticWeb

  23. In some sense, you can express people as URIs, as far as their usernames.

    We say @audiodude, but really the qualifier would be mastodon:@audiodude (but because all communication goes over HTTP/web dominance that's not addressable right?)

    telegram:mark55candle
    signal+phone:415-555-5687
    signal+username:mark55

    This is what FOAF was trying to do all those years ago I think.... (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOAF)

    #SocialWeb #Mastodon #messaging #SemanticWeb

  24. In some sense, you can express people as URIs, as far as their usernames.

    We say @audiodude, but really the qualifier would be mastodon:@audiodude (but because all communication goes over HTTP/web dominance that's not addressable right?)

    telegram:mark55candle
    signal+phone:415-555-5687
    signal+username:mark55

    This is what FOAF was trying to do all those years ago I think.... (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOAF)

    #SocialWeb #Mastodon #messaging #SemanticWeb

  25. In some sense, you can express people as URIs, as far as their usernames.

    We say @audiodude, but really the qualifier would be mastodon:@audiodude (but because all communication goes over HTTP/web dominance that's not addressable right?)

    telegram:mark55candle
    signal+phone:415-555-5687
    signal+username:mark55

    This is what FOAF was trying to do all those years ago I think.... (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOAF)

    #SocialWeb #Mastodon #messaging #SemanticWeb

  26. In some sense, you can express people as URIs, as far as their usernames.

    We say @audiodude, but really the qualifier would be mastodon:@audiodude (but because all communication goes over HTTP/web dominance that's not addressable right?)

    telegram:mark55candle
    signal+phone:415-555-5687
    signal+username:mark55

    This is what FOAF was trying to do all those years ago I think.... (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOAF)

    #SocialWeb #Mastodon #messaging #SemanticWeb