☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
It’s based on Signal protocol and it’s also open source. However, unlike Signal it doesn’t harvest phone numbers. https://github.com/wireapp
minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·2 months agoOk, in like 2 seconds of looking into Wire I see that the app is rated 2.8 stars to Signal’s 4.5 and under the “data collected” section it lists name, email, phone number, user ID, photos, and videos. Signal lists phone number.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 months agoAll you need to create an account is a username and password, so not sure where your name, email, and phone number will come from.
minus-squareCO5MO ✨@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoLooks like it is listed on the iOS App Store ‘App Privacy’ section for the Wire app.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoit’s not information that’s required to make an account though 🤷
Ok, in like 2 seconds of looking into Wire I see that the app is rated 2.8 stars to Signal’s 4.5 and under the “data collected” section it lists name, email, phone number, user ID, photos, and videos. Signal lists phone number.
All you need to create an account is a username and password, so not sure where your name, email, and phone number will come from.
Looks like it is listed on the iOS App Store ‘App Privacy’ section for the Wire app.
it’s not information that’s required to make an account though 🤷