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Mazda's $10 subscription for remote start sparks backlash after killing open source workaround via DMCA takedown in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I feel like this is what we all signed up for vs what they delivered.

Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is really interesting. It brings two questions to mind.

  1. Don't all messaging apps use phone number as a primary metadata value?

  2. Are you suggesting that Signal could either not use this metadata or not collect it and yet they choose to collect it and can therefore lose it to exfiltration or warrant?