Originally Posted by
Chuck Finley69 What’s the main attraction of Signal (or Telegram) over just using WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger that have the largest user bases?
For me, the fact that they don't track me or monetize my relationships with friends and family. Facebook encrypts the content of messages, but all the metadata is still available.
So, for example, it's possible to know the parties, locations and times of all communications even if the content is encrypted. That's an awful lot of personal information to collect. It's certainly enough for someone to target you and your contacts if they wished to do that.
The problem with privacy is that you don't know you need it until it's too late. (when you win the lottery, or are a victim in a mass shooting that someone claims was a hoax, or are SWATted because you're good at online games, or have a psychotic ex stalking you, or get retweeted by a high profile person, etc.). I believe the prudent thing to do is to minimize my threat surface by having very little information available.
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