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To comply with DMA, WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocol (techcrunch.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Mysteriarch@slrpnk.net to c/technology@beehaw.org

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[-] ViciousTurducken@lemmy.one 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Them being nonprofit has nothing to do with the pursuit of marketshare. Plenty of nonprofits want to maximize marketshare. Them being nonprofit means they are mission-driven.

And what is that mission?

Per the Signal Foundation's website:

Protect free expression and enable secure global communication through open source privacy technology.

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Them being nonprofit has nothing to do with the pursuit of marketshare.

Um, of course it does? LOL

Them being nonprofit means they are mission-driven.

And what is that mission?

Let's talk about what the opposite of their mission is: Mainly operating as a source of data collection and revenue for a corporate surveillance and advertising agency.

Do they want more users? Sure. Are they going to compromise on their core principles out of convenience for their users? Abso-fuckin-lutely not.

There's also the opposite to consider: that users would decide to use WhatsApp instead of Signal because they can, which then puts you in the uncomfortable position I find myself in often where I have to tell people I'm not accepting their messages from insecure platforms.