Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Good response.

It's fascinating that people find it so pointless to change platforms for the sake of their own privacy. Generally when I suggest to my peers we start chatting via Signal, they think I'm a conspiracy nut or something, it's fascinating and a little disappointing. Strangely, this "why bother" not only seems to apply to passive family users who don't understand what's behind these systems, but people who do.

I assume this why you're still using WA?



Funny thing is that I've been introduced to Signal by my peers. No paranoid lunatic glare.

The app has some rogue edges and needs to be refined in order to be as usable as wa, specifically: data usage & media compression.

The service has a high potential indeed.


I believe you might be an exception to the rule here, simply because you're a HN reader :)

Try getting your Spouse, Accountant, Mom, Uncle etc to make the move.


Signal is too difficult to be used by my relatives, but do not underestimate the issue. Dad uses the app to work and has not uninstalled, while mom, did the upgrade, came to ask "why the gardener of the nearby sends me pictures while he's kissing his girlfriend?", and then uninstalled the whole, she's now using sms again.




Consider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch! Applications are open till July 27.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: