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‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS
Signal was just one of many services brought down by the AWS outage.

‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS

Signal head Meredith Whittaker has responded to concerns about the encrypted messaging app’s use of Amazon Web Services, saying “there isn’t really another choice.”
Emma Roth (The Verge)
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DrDystopia
lemmy - Collegamento all'originale
DrDystopia
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Signal users have no choice but to rely on Centric Untelligene Bureau's Amazon. And an American company registered in the US being allowed to provide unbreakable comms without being served a letter of national security? X to doubt.

While a ton of alternatives could be self-hosted or use VPS-hostable beacon servers for direct connection. I run my Briar hub mailbox on an old android for goodness sake.

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BrikoX
lemmy - Collegamento all'originale
BrikoX
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Signal is centralized by design. It has it's pros and cons, but it's not an alternative to decentralized comms that require self-hosting or networking knowledge. Different userbase.
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