@jdaviescoates said in Best privacy chat apps:
VC mentality? Signal is a non-profit.
No hard feelings. When something is backed by the wealth of a top 100 US fortune then saying that it's a non-profit is like playing the violin to me. I don't doubt that it is a non-profit but it just sounds like branding or and opportunistic decision. Maybe I'm just sceptical. VC and philanthropy go hand in hand but it's a societal model that I don't endorse.
One can of course focus on the tech and its promises. Then Signal clearly stands out compared to other products. But like the point about encryption, I disassociate "best" and "privacy" a little (topic title). I absolutely belive that
no useful Signal data can be retrieved from the AWS and Azure server, but nevertheless every user indirectly funnels money to these two unethical (at minima) corporations.
Once it's sufficiently private (a fundamental right), let's look at the broader picture as well. I see tech is a cultural product and the adjective "best" can be used in a holistic sense.
Just wanted to give a heads up for Threema in that regard.
Move slow and fix things ️
