Signal is an encrypted app that has better security than Whatsapp.

In the process of updating my blog to align with Fediverse standards and protocols, I realized that iMessage could be a great option for secure communication. I wasn’t aware that you can prompt a link to open a new iMessage chat. By creating a disposable iMessage alias and disabling unknown FaceTime calls, you can keep your contact information accessible while maintaining clear boundaries.

The world is watching. For years, we’ve been told that change takes time, that we must wait for the right moment, or for someone else to lead the charge. But here’s the truth: If you want to make a difference, the time is now—and it’s up to you to take action. You don’t have to wait until May 1, 2028, when the national general strike is scheduled. If you want to see change in your community, then…

When organizing a general strike, especially one as significant as the May 1, 2028 national strike, ensuring secure communication is essential to protect participants from surveillance and potential retaliation. There are several encrypted communication tools available to the public right now that can be used to securely coordinate efforts. One popular tool is Signal, an encrypted messaging app…

stop shitting on encrypted social media apps/sites like signal and telegram

yea, in the public conciousness of the anglosphere, these things are known as those places that alt-righters use as social media because they're banned from everywhere normal.

but that's not why they exist.

they exist so that people in countries with high amounts of censorship can post things that would get them ARRESTED otherwise. things like protest organizing and aid to those who are politically vulnerable.

of course because they're encrypted, anyone can use them for whatever purpose, and that can, and often does, include vile shit. but they are also vital tools for people resisting actual opression.

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Digital security appears to be a fixation of New York Mayor Eric Adams and his staff, at least according to his indictment on multiple charges, including soliciting and receiving campaign contributions from a foreign national, bribery, and wire fraud. But then why were they so bad at it? Case in point: The indictment quotes a text message exchange between Adams and an unnamed staffer, in which the staffer allegedly tells Adams to “be o[n the] safe side Please Delete all messages you send me.” Adams, according to the indictment, texts back, “Always do.” It goes without saying that this policy of deleting messages did not prevent investigators from discovering these communications. Nor did an alleged attempt by the same staff member to delete encrypted messaging apps after asking for a bathroom break during a meeting with FBI agents. The staff member, according to the indictment, asked to excuse herself from the conversation, then removed from her phone the apps she had used to communicate with Adams, a Turkish official who coordinated various dealings with Adams, and others. This is not the first time the run-to-the-bathroom-to-flush-messages-down-the-toilet trick has been attempted. When Apple sued former iOS engineer Andrew Aude for allegedly leaking information on upcoming Apple products, the complaint noted that “Feigning the need to visit the bathroom mid-interview, Mr. Aude then extracted his iPhone from his pocket during the break and permanently deleted significant amounts of evidence from his device,” which included the popular encrypted messaging app Signal.