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The number of manipulative, disinformation posts on lemmy is too damn high

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  • Just to be clear, I'm not accusing lemmy (whoever / whatever that is as a 'thing) of adding messages, but bad actors are doing so to control the short-term narrative for (perhaps, mainly) capitalist reasons.

    Kinda like propaganda gone wild. A Cambridge Analytica's former employee book, mindfuck is a good read.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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    1. no they weren't. no moving of goalposts
    2. what's my number then?
    3. amazingly not stupid. dunning kruger and all that.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • signal accounts... signal accounts everywhere!

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • perfect for the everyday user

    ...because of course, they don't need privacy, do they now. "Nothing to hide" and all that jazz.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • But like TOR, can entry / exit nodes be used to tie the two ends together through e.g. timing attacks?

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • The messages are private and that’s what’s most important.

    No, that isn't true. WhatsApp has the same lies. Law enforcement connect communication between users at key times and use it as credible evidence. Why would drug exporter 1 be communicating with drug buyer 1 at the exact time the delivery arrives in the country? Law enforcement doesn't need to know what was written.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • Phone numbers are one way. Paid accounts are another.

    Rubbish. How would this stop bots? Bots are created to make money. What makes you think creators don't have a phone number, or be prepared to pay to spam.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • huh? so the phone number is encrypted in a way that can't be read, but an sms is sent to the phone? ... a separate company sends the text on behalf of signal? so that separate company logs the phone number, the timestamp and who knows what else.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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    1. yawn, vpns are a thing and strawman argument. point?
    2. my number is private. point?
    3. bs. spam is easy to detect across a large number of accounts using simpleheuristics. point?

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • But the police request the meta data of all messages from your phone number that the company has and they're required by law to give them it.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • This is what the UK police do with WhatsApp data. Even though they can't read the messages, they do use the connections of messages to suspicious characters as evidence including date and times, which also puts these other people in the spotlight, opening further investigations.

    The UK police can also use 'stinger' devices that are "fake" mobile data towers to intercept mobile communications.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • opening the discussion again is just tiring.

    so tiring that i opened it and read it, then typed a long response.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • ... but why require numbers in the first place.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • and then every phone number on your phone by arresting you and searching your phone.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • you will still need a phone number to sign up for Signal

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • During registration they want a phone number to send a verification code. I know I am me. They don't need to verify that.

    • Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?

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  • I'm sure that just sets the database column hide_phonenumber to TRUE.

    • When computer is what?

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    • When computer is what?

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  • Esterline make specialised keyboards that are specifically for sterile environments which have this feature. You press a button, the keys are ignored and you can wipe the keyboard down.

    https://www.advancedinput.com/medigenic

    • Gundam Kit Rule

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  • If this were the 90s, this would be a print advert for the SEGA genesis console / games