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1. pettter ✅ (pettter@social.umeahackerspace.se)'s status on Tuesday, 28-Nov-2017 08:33:31 EST pettter ✅
   PSA: Signal isn't Good Enough(tm). Phone numbers as identifiers, and unfederated, unavoidable third-party servers are dealbreakers for many.
   1. deutrino (deutrino@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2017 02:02:55 EST deutrino

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      @pettter @bobjonkman I agree. However, the OWS goal as I understand it is to increase the cost of surveilling instant messaging as much as possible as fast as possible. They're pursuing this by trying to maximize the percentage of messaging traffic using their E2EE protocol. The best possible system isn't their first goal for now - ending the era of cleartext messaging is.

      1. pettter ✅ (pettter@social.umeahackerspace.se)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2017 02:35:01 EST pettter ✅

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         @deutrino @bobjonkman Then why did they shut the door on the CyanogenMod integration?
         1. deutrino (deutrino@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2017 02:45:28 EST deutrino

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            @pettter @bobjonkman dunno, but they've made other changes - dropping SMS support was a good example - which pissed a lot of people off but which I suspect were the result of bang for buck calculations based on very limited resources.