@walkinglampshade @jrredho @fj It's basic #InfoSec, really:

• @signalapp has no "#LegitimateInterest" to demand #PII like a #PhoneNumber and they use and abuse that to restrict functionality of their App (it doesn't matter that they merely claim "comply with #sanctions" [their #MobileCoin #Shitcoin #Scam disqalifies them even more!] because they have the tech to distinguish and discriminate users)...

Thus #Signal fails at protevting #Journalists and theor sources because they do have that data and can be #subopena'd for it if they don't already provide #BulkSurveillance & #LawfulInterception #API|s to comply with #CloudAct. (Or are you guys so naive and believe @Mer__edith will risk dying of old age in jail for non-paying users?)

• This entire "thread vector" just doesn't exist with #XMPP+#OMEMO nor #PGP/MIME!

And if you believe "this won't ne used/abused me because I'm from 'Murica!" and point at #ANØM as an example, then you really ignored all tze #Cyberfacism since 9/11…

@tejan the only correct way to deal with this is using proper #E2EE like #PGP/MIME & anonymous eMail accounts.

• Providers can only #decrypt and #read for what they have the keys!

Same goes with #Messengers, which is why I only recommend #XMPP+#OMEMO (i.e. @monocles / #monoclesChat & @gajim / #gajim ) & PGP/MIME (i.e. @delta / #deltaChat & @thunderbird / #Thunderbird), because unlike #proprietary #SingleVendor & #SingoeProvider solutions, they offer #SelfCustody so even if a provider is cooperative or served a #subopena or got theor equipment seized, they can't decrypt the contents!