While ISPs are in many jurisdictions obligated to log your connections (data retentions laws), VPN providers are not.
While ISPs are in many jurisdictions obligated to log your connections (data retentions laws), VPN providers are not.
It’s not just all about encrypting traffic. Many people connect to the internet over a static IP most of the time from their home network. A VPN provides protection against tracking in this case.
A VPN doesn’t do much to protect HTTP connections.
That, unlike your ISP, isn’t obligated by law to log the connections you make (‘data retention’). Depending on the jurisdictions.
HTTPS, sure. But your ISP can and will create a pretty comprehensive social graph about you using only metadata (server IPs or hostnames). Where I live, all home networks basically have a static IP. Also, besides a commercial incentive, ISPs are also mandated to log your connections. VPNs are not.
Say the US government, in a worst-case scenario in which it constantly monitors all traffic that goes through Signal’s data centers, can ‘only’ see phone numbers, IP addresses and timestamps, right? Or am I forgetting something here?
Good. I’m enjoying it
I didn’t colonise anyone
*2. For the shit they did not do
What kind of medication did they prescribe you?
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In my opinion, the coolest project currently on IPFS is Standard Template Construct. Just no video streaming.
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You must live in a huge neighbourhood. Your points are valid, though you can now choose to keep chats archived even when receiving a message. Settings > Chats > Keep chats archived.
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It’s not a particularly privacy-focused app, but there are much worse options. In some countries, Instagram DMs and Facebook Messenger are extremely popular. Teenagers in many places primarily use Snapchat. At least the message content on WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted. I’m pretty happy everyone I know uses it. I’d rather have everyone using Signal, but it’s definitely better than many other chat apps.
Your data still travels across the internet unencrypted. It only protects you on the LAN level.