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Beginning to believe messenger apps need modes corresponding to threat models. So you can set conversations sensitivity levels and trade off features for security depending on content.

Living at defcon 5 all the time is shit and a guarantee against adoption.

Not having security as an option is equally bad.
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Colby Serpa 2y ago

I agree. For example, sending spoof messages to prevent timing-based surveillance requires a lot of bandwidth if you have thousands of DMs. It’s definitely a “defcon 5” feature.

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nobody 2y ago

Yep. This is something you should only have on if your threat profile requires it.

But that can even trickle down to e2e, perfect forward secrecy, notifications, etc. For some conversations I don’t mind a little meta data leakage, especially if it’s to gain useful and fun features. For other conversations I want ft. Knox.