hi I'm new to this whole privacy stuff. Is anyone using Signal (messaging) APK? Is it advisable to read the entire privacy policy of apps that i use. I find it time consuming and confusing coz apps collect information about me from other sources too Is it necessary to protect my privacy? Should i start living like a hermit using a dumb phone or sending postal letters to communicate with others?

@cjleads hi welcome!

I think signal recently leaked user data.

The only ones I trust are p2p decentralized with encryption myself but that's just me πŸ€—πŸ“Ά

@Wetrix @cjleads Do you have a source for this?
Also no one can tell you if you privacy is worth protecting, you should decide that for yourself. But since you're here something along those lines seems to be on your mind :)

@TheDoctor @cjleads @Wetrix i've not heard of Signal directly leaking data, but leaks are incidental in all the dodgy surveillance capitalists Signal entails. More details here: github.com/privacytoolsIO/priv

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@resist1984 @TheDoctor @cjleads I i thought it was signal but I could be wrong πŸ€”

I will try and look it up later when u I get the chance πŸ™‚

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