people refuse to boycott anything, for any amount of time. thats what leads to getting to be so expensive.
in reality, it would be ideal if everyone was willling to boycott anything (maybe everything ) for any amount of time ( possibly up to a max of infinity )

https://ultralig.ht

And cache

You really trust a company(google) who warns users about malware from apks(non-google)… and then hosts plenty of unchecked malware in their own store. Im sick of this shit. I have my own friends distrusting me because of what google is telling them.

Google is corrupt

I cant find any information that discusses the security risk. But it would seem that this transfering all content to the owner of the phone number is a standard feature.
So, maybe its not discussed because it doesn’t frequently happen.
It doesnt seem like a trustworthy way to ensure users’ content remains secure.
Update:
https://old.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/8r7tbc/someone_impersonating_me_using_my_old_number_what/
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062012-Change-Number
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062452-What-do-I-do-if-my-phone-is-lost-or-stolen
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007059752-Backup-and-Restore-Messages

If someone trys to register with an existing number then it wont work if its already being used.
Im not sure on this^
Better to enable a security pin if you are concerned.
The traditional phone system involvement is annoying.

”It’s important to maintain control of this phone number."

I strongly feel that this is false.

This is what flatpak brings to the table

Diaspora has private groups. But many downsides.
For example… discovering people, first involves sharing with them.

mastodon on a homeserver. no public posting.

thats not entirely true.

do some research

Too late.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS already exists

similar to craigslist personals.
and look how much better the world is now. /sarcasm

it ha physical killswitchs. thats pretty appealing if u need that.

adb debloating is adequate.
there may be additional steps for LOS privacy.

my mistake

you can run tor on it

im not as concerned with a safety situation but i am fully prepared to see crap quality. it wouldnt surprise me.