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Cake day: July 14th, 2023
  • Wothe@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•My idea of maintaining E2EE between people in the age of the UK's and EU's anti-privacy laws
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    1 year ago

    if everyone started to use p2p messengers with asymmetrical encryption, the EU would have very little they could do

    Totally agree with you; a p2p network is resilient and unstoppable. Every user acts as a node within the p2p network, and as long as people are actively online, it can survive. This means it cannot be banned by any country or government.

    Plus, since a P2P network is a decentralized network, there is no central server to store user data such as chat histories or contact lists**. From a data privacy perspective, nothing can compare with a p2p network.

    I know people are quite familiar with Signal and Whatsapp due to their E2EE services. However, they are managed by tech companies and utilize a centralized network (central server = another computer). All your chat histories and data are kept in their giant computer/server. Even though it is encrypted, who in the world knows if they have memorized your private key (I think they do, by the way, because governments need these things to monitor suspicious activities or potential criminal incidents).

    So, start using applications that operate on a decentralized P2P network; it is the safest way to safeguard your privacy rights.

  • Wothe@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky applications on government devices
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    1 year ago

    Canada banning WeChat is a great idea, for the country’s security and privacy. Speak of that, look at what Elon is doing; he keeps trying to turn Twitter into WeChat, and he won’t stop until he makes it true!

    In case you are not familiar with WeChat and the seriousness of its censorship toward users: 👇

    We have to ditch centralized platforms for our own sake! And there are plenty of choices: Mastodon, Misskey, WireMin, Damus. (PS: WireMin is a combination of a private messenger & social media; it’s my favorite for now because I get to join chat groups for anonymous discussions.)