Here's more info. Signal DOES NOT have access to your contacts, because we apply encryption to ensure we do not. https://
signal.org/blog/private-c
ontact-discovery/
… And https://
signal.org/blog/building-
faster-oram/
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@mer__edith
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Signal Encryption Protects User Contact Privacy
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Signal Ensures No Access to User Phone Contacts
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Signal has no access to your phone's contacts. Then, now, or ever.
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Signal’s New Phone Number Privacy Features Explained
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A sharp overview of Signal's new phone number privacy features, & why they matter. Grateful to @camillefrancois x @RidT (as ever) for cutting to the marrow of stakes, and beautifully illuminating the imperative of private comms in 'uncertain times'
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Signal Enhances Privacy with Usernames and Phone Number Protection
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Great writeup on Signal's new phone number privacy and usernames features, and why they're so important to so many people who rely on Signal. <3
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Signal Enhances Privacy With Username Phone Number Protection
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Tech Escalation Militarized Surveillance Climate Crisis
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I'm aware of (some of) the putrid history! & I think we can be alarmed at this escalation, at a time of of climate crisis + consolidated militarized surveillance/social control infrastructures c/o tech corps, etc. Or, it having been bad doesn't mean we can dismis this as normal.
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Signal Commits to Private Communications for Justice and Safety
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It was a pleasure to meet and hear first hand about the central role of private communications in the struggle for justice. Signal is committed to providing real privacy that delivers for everyone, everywhere, especially when digital privacy = physical safety & security
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Historical Data Consent Not Valid for AI Model Training
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Interesting addtl context. “It was a vendor (working on our behalf)” is not a valid excuse esp in this era of responsibility outsourcing. AND consent given in the 90s/2000s for research IS NOT consent to have your data sold to train a model (or etc).
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Surveillance Business Model Threatens to Dominate Digital Economy
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The surveillance business model is threatening to become the only business model.
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For-Profit Companies Optimize for Profit and Growth Goals
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Or, the goal of a for profit company is (ultimately) profit and growth. And they optimized for that goal.