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Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive (signal.org)

submitted 11 months ago by u_tamtam@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

E.g. SMS isn't secure, but it is free as it uses downtime in overhead cell channels.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Except it is not free. My carrier does not include them in the main plans (because they're not as commonplace anymore), and you either buy an additional package or pay per each SMS.

[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

It's free for them