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Carmen Zedler<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://skeptics.social/@threecoloured" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>threecoloured</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/repr%C3%A4sentativit%C3%A4tsheuristik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repräsentativitätsheuristik</span></a>! <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/whatsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whatsup</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a>.</p>
Signal News & Tips<p>New Signal update for iOS 🎉</p><p>- Bug with sending stickers fixed 🖼️<br>- Continued work on external and local backups for iOS 🛠️</p><p>Read more 👉 <a href="https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-update-ios-bug-with-sending-stickers-fixed/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aboutsignal.com/news/signal-up</span><span class="invisible">date-ios-bug-with-sending-stickers-fixed/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signalapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signalapp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signalmessenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signalmessenger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iphone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipodtouch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipodtouch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Tatjana Schwarz<p>Schaue mir für die Arbeit gerade die unterschiedlichen Jungorganisationen der Parteien an und bin positiv überrascht, dass die Jö (Jugendverband der ÖDP) auf ihrer Homepage mit <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> Gruppen wirbt. Alle anderen machen immer insta oder <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/fff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fff</span></a> glaub WhatsApp Gruppen…<br>Schön, dass das nicht die einzigen Möglichkeiten sind</p>
Bryan (he/him) 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈<p>Tonight, I uninstalled Discord from my system. In its place, I am going to try Revolt. I already use Signal for a small number of contacts but don't expect everyone to move to it.</p><p>My reasoning is because I have been concerned for a long time about Discord's business practices. They are trying to jam in ads and monetization wherever they can. Not only is the software proprietary, it is essentially spyware. </p><p><a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/millions-of-discord-users-being-tracked-by-spy-site-what-you-need-to-know" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomsguide.com/computing/online</span><span class="invisible">-security/millions-of-discord-users-being-tracked-by-spy-site-what-you-need-to-know</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discord</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Revolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Revolt</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tomsguide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tomsguide</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spyware</span></a></p>
Signal Update Info<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> for Desktop v7.65 release notes:</p><p>* Finding the right emoji can feel like an inescapable struggle, but we fixed a bug that could cause an error to occur after pressing the escape key in the emoji search box.</p>
Signal Update Info<p>🎉 There's a new beta version of Signal!</p><p>Signal for Desktop v7.65</p><p>Check out the Signal Community thread for more info: <a href="https://community.signalusers.org/t/beta-feedback-for-the-upcoming-desktop-7-65-release" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.signalusers.org/t/be</span><span class="invisible">ta-feedback-for-the-upcoming-desktop-7-65-release</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/signalapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signalapp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/signalupdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signalupdates</span></a></p>
Signal Update Info<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> for iOS v7.71 release notes:</p><p>* Persistence pays off, but it’s even better when things work on the first try. We fixed a bug that sometimes required multiple attempts in order to send a sticker from the iOS emoji keyboard. The same fix also works for Genmoji too, so we hope you Genjoy it.</p>
Signal Update Info<p>🎉 There's a new beta version of Signal!</p><p>Signal for iOS v7.71</p><p>Check out the Signal Community thread for more info: <a href="https://community.signalusers.org/t/beta-feedback-for-the-upcoming-ios-7-71-release" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.signalusers.org/t/be</span><span class="invisible">ta-feedback-for-the-upcoming-ios-7-71-release</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/signalapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signalapp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/signalupdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signalupdates</span></a></p>
ApaulD<p>ASIO and the Albanese Labor government demanding the not-for-profit Signal Foundation to first create, and then provide, a so-called “backdoor” mechanism for them to access the data of users.<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <br>“Ultimately, we’re talking about the ability to sustain fundamental human rights in the face of industrial and government pressure that has metastasised surveillance across our core infrastructures over the last few decades.”</p><p><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/29/kxsz-j29.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/2</span><span class="invisible">9/kxsz-j29.html</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>adisonverlice</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://piraten-partei.social/@nick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nick</span></a></span> Personally, I think that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> is just a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Honeypot</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a>:</p><ul><li>Cuz the lack of consequences re: rampant (by vortue of being statistically inevitable!) abuse lets me believe they have their shit backdoored jist for <em>"compliance"</em> reason...</li></ul><p>If <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> were pro-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> they'd not demand a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> to begin with or expect people to have cameras in their Android devices...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>adisonverlice</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://piraten-partei.social/@nick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nick</span></a></span> precisely.</p><ul><li><p>Whereas <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> couldn't hand over any data even if they wanted to and since it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> any attempts at i.e. hardcoding a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blocking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blocking</span></a> domains would be trivial to detect and undo by virtue of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/forking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forking</span></a>.</p></li><li><p>Whereas with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> one has to rely on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> et. al.'s promise that the code they release - regardless if app but esoechally backend - is the code they run.</p></li></ul><p>Which is doubtful at best aka. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TrustMeBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrustMeBro</span></a>!"</em> - level of guarantee…</p><ul><li>Also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>'s business is unsustainable as unlike <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> they don't recoup operational costs from their users but act as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCmoneyBurningParty</span></a>, and that <em>will inevitaboy backfire</em>…</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://piraten-partei.social/@nick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nick</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>adisonverlice</span></a></span> I'd still say <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> has the same stench as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAG</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a> had...</p>
JDGooiker<p>Je kan ‘m stilhouden door ‘Mute’ in te tikken en Meldingen op ‘altijd uit’ maar het ding blijft in beeld. </p><p>AJB mensen, stap over op <a href="https://waag.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.zip/u/DisOne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DisOne</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.world/u/DarkCloud" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DarkCloud</span></a></span> <br>Albanese govt pushing new laws to expand ASIO’s secret interrogation powers—no longer just “anti-terror”, now targeting “sabotage”, “border threats” &amp; dissent. Jail for not complying or even speaking about it. All this as public anger over war, inequality &amp; repression grows.</p><p> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/policestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policestate</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://furry.engineer/@soatok" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>soatok</span></a></span> IMHO all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solutions are bad - including <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114935952643402592" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1149359</span><span class="invisible">52643402592</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InconvenientTruth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InconvenientTruth</span></a></p>
Lats (314 ppm)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@fullfathomfive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fullfathomfive</span></a></span> and now <a href="https://aus.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> is telling us the ALP want back door the app. Talk about open a system up for hackers.</p>
Lats (314 ppm)<p>Was going to post the Australian article but Murdock is on the nose. Back doors in systems never end well. Either the government turns fascist and uses the data to target people, police start exploiting it or hackers find a way to get in. Hackers always get in. The problem with police and others getting access, who can trust that they don’t misuse it? While ASIO and others may rock solid, state police and others organisations are less solid. </p><p>Albo and tribe are looking for a short term fix and are creating a serious threat to peoples security and privacy.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/albo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>albo</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/alp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alp</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/29/kxsz-j29.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/2</span><span class="invisible">9/kxsz-j29.html</span></a></p>
Jon Snow<p>Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system</p><p>Meredith Whittaker, the president of the foundation for widely-used global Signal encrypted messaging app, has said it will shut down the system in Australia if forced to hand over its users’ encrypted data to the country’s political surveillance agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).</p><p><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/29/kxsz-j29.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/2</span><span class="invisible">9/kxsz-j29.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dystopia</span></a></p>
Simon Brooke<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@pjf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pjf</span></a></span> Something similar happened with the local bicycle project. The activists group switched from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>. I'm not sure whether that was only because I refused to use products from the company that calls itself <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>, but I'm grateful none the less.</p>
Lars Lehtonen<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>neil</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@snikket_im" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>snikket_im</span></a></span> I was surprised at the state of <a href="https://lsngl.us/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> on my friends' <a href="https://lsngl.us/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> devices. <a href="https://lsngl.us/tags/siskin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>siskin</span></a> seemed like the best client, even though self-registration is broken. I've not played with voice or video chat, but it's very nice to have chat available again on my laptop after having my world contract to just Signal chats, which I never look at because my relationship with my phone just isn't like that. I'm certainly not installing any kind of <a href="https://lsngl.us/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> app on my laptop.</p>