Instead, we should first model what the future of social networking should look like:
https://hackernoon.com/a-new-kind-of-social-network-emotiona...
Then I am curious to hear people's thoughts on:
- Mastodon
- Secure Scuttlebutt
- Steemit
etc.
It's safe to do it now. I got you covered:
Is it not "safe" to do something until the guy people worship does something? Have respect for yourself.
Those alternatives never went anywhere for the past 14 years. Musk is late to the game, what's his wiki prove?
The "I've got new respect for Musk" mantra (actually stated in this thread) when he's doing what other people have been doing for a decade, only difference is, he's rich, is very follow the crowd for something which prides itself on individuality like HN.
-if you want to read the news for Tesla, go to their website -you don't need to be spied on 24/7 and having that "intelligence" coming back to bite you -you don't need a constant spy to follow you around to any page with a "like" button -you don't need to waste 60mins in cat videos and party photos on a party you were not invited, if your actual need to see the news about the new Tesla XYZ car
None of them are very good...?
Others use Signal.
Signal advantages: tptacek thinks the crypto is good.
Signal disadvantage: It wont work with limited permissions on your phone according to some people on HN.
Telegram advantage: somewhat more userfriendly. Larger userbase. Works even if you limit its permissions.
Telegram disadvantage: every cryptographer seems to think their crypto is bad. Uncertainty wrt their relations with Russian government. (I think they are enemies but some think they are very good friends or blackmailed into cooperation.)
And some friends and me use Threema. Very old fashioned: you pay some money and get a product. But I wouldn't want to switch.
I used to like WhatsApp, another app with an old-fashioned business model ...
They both audit their crypto:
Threema audit: https://threema.ch/es/faq/code_audit
Signal audit: https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/1013.pdf
I'm curious as to what those limited permissions are? I assume this refers to iOS, because in my experience, Android is not as restrictive of apps.
> This holiday season, don't ask for everything all at once (especially during installation). Signal now supports dynamic permissions.