hijacking update channels is a possibility but as the other guy said very unlikely
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hijacking update channels is a possibility but as the other guy said very unlikely
I don’t think it’s paranoid to not want any intermediary to know what you’re talking about, even if all you’re talking about is innocuous things like groceries.
Besides, they don’t have to “waste time” on anything. They’ve got computers to collect it all.
Of course, like you said, Signal or Matrix are potential solutions for that, but you still need to get both sides to agree on using them. SMS have the advantage that everyone has a phone number and can thus use them. Upgrading to RCS will secure this insecure-yet-very-popular medium.
Is there zero risk or do you think there is zero risk? Text messages can absolutely be intercepted by your service provider
Yeah, he learned it from the Russians
Because as we all know Chinese companies never collect people’s data
Why not both? Digital is obviously better but analog is painfully simple hence it’ll probably be the medium used for transmitting emergency alerts
what is it with chinese-made games and extremely invasive anticheats