@phlogiston @torproject @guardianproject at least @BNetzA & @Bundesregierung didn't cancel #2G / #GSM / #EDGE with the #3Gshutdown like #Australia did recently.

• Seriously, the Ozzies mandate #VoLTE and literally block #ImportPhones based off #IMEI!

@tauon

1) #CloudAct is just #CyberFacism, look it up!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act

• And with #Trumpism ravaging the #USA must be considered as #hostile as #Russia and the "P.R." #China by anyone who takes #OpSec, #InfoSec & #ComSec seriously!

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2) @signalapp 's #Server code is proprietary and since it's centralized we can't trust that the code they release is what's running on their backend!

• Plus their #App doesn't allow #ReproducibleBuilds (if Signal was #FLOSS it would be on @fdroidorg / #Fdroid) but alas it isn't!

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3) #Signal still demands #PhoneNumbers which are #PII either by association (#Number => #ICCID = #SIM = #IMSI => #IMEI => Location Data as I explained beforetwice) or mandatory #KYC / #ID requirements (even on prepaid cards), which an increasing amount of juristictions do...

• They have no "#LegitimateInterest" demanding said #PersonallyIdentifyingInformation to begin with!

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But don't take my word for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJoO2uWrX1M

• Ask yourself if you'd trust someone peddlibg #Shitcoin #Scams like #MobileCoin with your data!

And don't even get me started on #VoLTE support...

• Like #Australia had the glorious idea of shutting down #3G AND #2G as well as #allowlisting only specific #IMEI|s, banning > 500k devices for no good reason.

Also most #VoLTE / #Vo5G - devices *explicitly use #2G / #3G for #EmergencyCalls!

• Which is #funfuckingtastic in a place like Australia where basically everything in nature conspires to hurt or kill humans!

@vituz67 @nutsowl #Телеграм и #анонимность? Вы серьёзно? Учётная запись в Телеграме привязана к телефонному номеру. Даже если #SIM-карта оформлена не на Ваши паспортные данные, Вы, вероятно, вставляли её в телефон, в который вставляли и SIM-карты, оформленные на Ваши паспортные данные. (А Телеграм-учётку могут угнать, «попросив» мобильного оператора временно доставлять SMS-ки не по назначению, а кому надо. Как минимум один такой случай был в России.)

@halva @lynn @signalapp @deilann

The problem is one needs to literally acquire a phone number and have access to it, and the demand of a phone number itself is bad. This makes it unnecessarily complex and expensive compared to using @monocles / #monoclesChat.
(Cuz if I've to pay to communicate, I might just choose a provider that isn't a #VC #MoneyBurningParty but a long-term sustainable solution based off #OpenStandards!)

• I'm sorry for your location. My sincere condolences!

Still, #Signal doesn't allow #SelfCustody of all the keys & #SelfHosting, which makes it vulnerable as a #proprietary #centralized, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider solution.

• Just because @Mer__edith isn't having #Roskonmadnozr pointing a gun at her head doesn't mean she'd risk jail for a user when push comes to shove.

And with #CloudAct on one hand and #Trump wanting to "Speedrun Hitler", I'd not rely on Signal.

• The "Metadata" #FUD is just a marketing bs because Signal will comply with warrants, whereas nothing prevents me from buying a Thin client, setting up an #OnionService to tunnel everything over @torproject / #Tor and rig it to disconnect power if tampered with or upon command.

I have setup comms for critical operations (incl. helping people flee Russia!) and I'd rather choose #OnionShare over #Signal if #Metadata is a real concern.

• Internet Access, even in "P.R." #China, is something feasible to workout given the massive prevalence of public #WiFi. Also it's easier to spoof/anonymize a MAC than an #IMEI or even #IMSI, so making one dependent on #PhoneNumbers to even sign up is inherently bad!

@quokka1 @GrapheneOS I sincerely doubt the #regulators will do much about it and I assume that like with #Turkey (aka. #Türkiye):

Restricted imports of one Device (as per IMEI!!!) per person and year (every entry is counted even if you leave with the device!) and automatically bans them after 30 days of #Roaming across all networks until one #KYC's with a Turkish National ID at a #Türkcell Store in person results in a literal "#BlackMarket" for domestically sold, cheap prepaid phones by said carriers just to take their #IMEI and flash it onto the #Baseband of an #imported #Smartphone to circumvent that garbage.

• Basically the inverse of what people do in places like #Thailand and #Germany where KYC is mandated even for #Prepaid cards and they just import a SIM from neighbouring countries.

Part VI

Look on Youtube and found a free site that generates an unlock code for my phone for free.

Even installed #Linux #JailFire, a #Sandbox to run #Firefox in, as I thought the website might be a problem.
(I'm such a #CodingGod. cough cough)

Just about to hand over my #IMEI, phone number and location when some intelligence seeped in through one of the cracks and I thought "Hmmm, this information, should I be giving it to #GodKnowsWho?"

The web speaks. Looks like I shouldn't.
#IDTheft