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Signal Piracy group (signal.group)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I saw some threads here about Telegram and piracy stuff being banned. So, as an experimental alternative, I created a public Signal group for piracy.

Maybe it'll be useful?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah, for me personally I'm sticking to simplex. I can get an anonymous sim card, but none of the people I'd be talking to would do that. I don't want this relationship/network map out there at all if I can avoid it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What makes you think Signal is maintaining relationship maps, and secondly, even if it is, is there any evidence they're included in LEO subpoenas?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There is no evidence. safety is about staying multiple steps ahead and risk mitigation when possible.

Centralized servers are a single point of failure that could be compromised in the future.

My contact's devices they use signal on are insecure and could be easily compromised in the future.

SMS/Cell network in general are insecure as hell and I avoid it as much as possible.

Why would I expose all that sensitive data when there's literally no need to? Simplex works great for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Then create a simplex group and invite everybody there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Why would I do that?

I have enough groups already.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They pinky promise they don't maintain these relationships. Maybe even they really don't. But they have the ability to, if they were to change their mind, and that's the problem.

Use secure protocols which don't give anyone that ability.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Which ones do you suggest?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

XMPP. Simplex.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Feel free to create the chat rooms and share them as a post :)