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[–] DisOne@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

While I’m unhappy about potentially losing Signal, the second half of the article about expanding ASIO’s powers is even more chilling. Most people I know don’t use or care about Signal unfortunately.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Some alternatives:

  1. XMPP (with encryption explicitly turned ON, we know, not on by default, we know, WE KNOW. THANKS)
  2. Briar
  3. SimpleX
[–] DisOne@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

True, but that extra layer of difficulty will slough off the tiny percentage of my friends and family that do use Signal. I’ve the knowledge and motivation to use it; most people just want to download an app, make an account and get started

[–] mojo@aus.social 8 points 3 days ago

@DisOne @DarkCloud
Albanese govt pushing new laws to expand ASIO’s secret interrogation powers—no longer just “anti-terror”, now targeting “sabotage”, “border threats” & dissent. Jail for not complying or even speaking about it. All this as public anger over war, inequality & repression grows.

#auspol #civilrights #policestate #signal #privacy