Exposing the flaws in the mobile network system
Corrupted greedy telecom employees are a key component of the problem, they sell your data, they sell access to the telecom network for a monthly payment.
Counter measures (for what is worth):
- Do not use SMS 2FA when possible (use 2FA apps or physical token)
- Use SimpleX Chat, Session app or less ideal but better than nothing Signal Messenger for voice calls and messages
- If you are a journalists or person of interest in a totalitarian country, use a hotspot and turn off the mobile function, use your mobile in Airplane mode with Wi-Fi on connected to the Hotspot.
Counter measures of tomorrow:
. - AI replacing the human factor in charge of sensitive information that can be sold by corrupt greedy employees.
Listen to the experts, document yourself, follow nostr:nprofile1qqsxp4fkwhc8mm5704mezrh6g35zmp7t2v338wnxhr6yf8tyj9ezj6cpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz8mhwden5te0vf5hgcm0d9hx6ctcd9kkzmrfwd68xtn0dekxjmn9qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqlphmu7
very solid advice, yes
Why not use Tox?
Free Open Source and More Decentralised and Secure than SimpleX.
A quick query using the AI from Brave offers some light on it, not familiar with TOX, but according to this answer there is a good reason why Libertarians and Bitcoiners alike are turning into SimpleX and not TOX. (If accurate...)
Tox and SimpleX Chat are both decentralized, open-source, and end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms. While they share some similarities, they differ in their architecture, features, and design goals. Tox is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network with a focus on file sharing and group chat, whereas SimpleX Chat is a decentralized messaging protocol with a focus on user privacy and metadata protection.
Encryption Features Comparison
Pros and Cons
Tox
Pros:
Supports file sharing and group chat Decentralized network with multiple nodes Open-source and community-driven
Cons:
Central node can be a single point of failure Limited scalability compared to SimpleX Chat User IDs can be used for tracking and profiling
SimpleX Chat
Pros:
Fully decentralized with no central server Ephemeral identifiers prevent user tracking and profiling Scalable architecture with low overhead Open-source and transparent
Cons:
Limited features compared to Tox (no file sharing, no group chat) Steeper learning curve due to its unique architecture
Table
Note: The table uses ✅ to indicate a feature is present and ❌ to indicate it is not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_instant_messaging_protocols
In the wiki comparison above Tox is described as being serverless while SimpleX is described as being reliant upon a centralised server.
In the wiki comparison Tox has all the desirable attributes (in terms of privacy and utility) while SimpleX has most but not all.
https://simplex.chat/
I do not see Wikipedia as a serious source for anything.
Check SimpleX web site and decide by yourself, I will check TOX for sure, thanks for sharing either way, SimpleX works for me so far, if TOX is better that is a bonus
I would see Wikipedia as a more neutral source than SimpleX website.
Wikipedia neutral? LOL!
Wikipedia biased how?
Well, if you have to ask it means you have a lot of research to do, I give you a few pointers:
Here a study published by Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia:
https://larrysanger.org/2020/05/wikipedia-is-badly-biased/
Last bug not least, Wikipedia have been infiltrated at all levels , not only at ideological level but at corporate level with a massive bias to push for their donors commercial interest, I personally had to deal with that years ago, it was amusing to corroborate personally what many where already exposing.
Yet, a large amount of the population keep looking at Wikipedia as a good source of information...
It is so bad, that when I use AI language models I explicitly request the model to remove Wikipedia as a source of information...
I use SimpleX and file sharing may not be great but it works fine, the group chats as well are a feature that works fine, basically now you can create not only group chats but Channels as well as we do in Telegram