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@ethstatus

Private chat. Communities. Multi-chain wallet. Browser. dApps all in one app, powered by $SNT Join the Status community ↓ link.status.app/RwITS

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Joined September 2016

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@ethstatus
12h
Need more privacy mutuals Reply below if you believe privacy is key to freedom 🗝️ we’ll follow back
Status
@ethstatus
Jul 13
Article
Elements of Private, Secure Messaging Apps
Privacy in messaging is often reduced to a single feature: encryption. But secure communication is not defined by one mechanism. It is the result of multiple layers working together each addressing a...
Status
@ethstatus
Jul 13
Anonymity is not a crime. Yet.
Nym
@nym
Jul 12
Anonymity is not a crime. Yet.
Status
@ethstatus
Jul 6
AKA filtered news, but officially approved. from "protecting children" to deciding what information people are allowed to see that escalated quickly 😬
Pubity
@pubity
Jul 5
The UK is considering new laws that would force YouTube and other social media platforms to prioritize "trustworthy" news sources. If passed, trusted media sources like the BBC would get prioritized over content creators in the UK.
Status
@ethstatus
Jul 6
We want private communication to feel local for more people around the world Status App currently supports English, Korean, Spanish, and Czech, what language should we add next? comment below and we’ll try our best to bring Status closer to your region 👇
Take off
@babysonala
Jul 5
Replying to @ethstatus
It's perfect if you add the languages of different countries
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@ethstatus
Jun 16
Replying to @ethstatus
What’s new? ✦ Status Mobile Web Browser ✦ Real time private push notifications on Mobile ✦ 8 new L2s: Status Wallet now supports Abstract, Blast, Ink, Katana, Scroll, Soneium, Unichain, and ZKsync ✦ Improved keyboard handling, scrolling, message rendering, media menus, and
Status App | Private Messenger, Web3 Wallet & Browser
From status.app
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Status
@ethstatus
Jun 18
A lot has changed since your last update. Status v2.38 is live. Private notifications, real-time mentions, contact requests, improved mobile UX, and support for 8 more L2s. Have you updated yet?
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@ethstatus
Jun 30
Age verification is frontdoor mass surveillance.
Status
@ethstatus
Jun 29
Age verification is backdoor mass surveillance.
Status
@ethstatus
Jun 30
KIDS Act passed the House today “Rein in Big Tech” by making Big Tech collect more data from everyone
Energy & Commerce Democrats
@EnergyCommerce
Jun 29
🚨Tonight, the House overwhelmingly voted to pass the KIDS Act, a bipartisan bill to protect our kids online and finally rein in Big Tech.
Readers added context
Contrary to the claim that the KIDS Act will "rein in Big Tech", it + other ID/age verification bills are lobbied for by Meta/Facebook Such bills raise privacy risks, and may require users give private info (which could get hacked/leaked) to use apps/the web eff.org/deeplinks/2026… eff.org/deeplinks/2025… politico.com/live-updates/2… politico.com/news/2025/04/2… theverge.com/news/628583/go… reddit.com/r/linux/commen… reddit.com/r/linux/commen… proton.me/blog/discord-a…
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@ethstatus
Jun 30
WhatsApp introducing usernames is a good step. but you’re still handing it to the company that builds a business around user data and metadata. privacy is not about hiding, it’s when you don’t have to give it away in the first place.
WhatsApp
@WhatsApp
Jun 29
your phone number is personal and sometimes you want to connect without handing it over. that's why we're introducing usernames for WhatsApp. starting this week, you can reserve a username to use later this year when we launch the feature. It takes just a few seconds, make sure
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@ethstatus
Jun 29
Age verification is backdoor mass surveillance.
Status
@ethstatus
Jun 29
Discord is moving from one age-verification vendor to another. But users have already seen what happens when platforms outsource identity checks. privacy is not “trust us, we delete it.” privacy is never asking for it in the first place.
Wumpus Central
@WumpusCentral
Jun 28
Discord is beginning to implement Incode for age verification, a move that is already sparking serious privacy concerns among users. While Discord claims that Incode processes biometric data locally via on-device AI without permanent server-side logging, sharing sensitive IDs and
Status
@ethstatus
Jun 29
Status is designed so you do not need to hand over sensitive data just to communicate. No phone number, No email, No ID scan, No biometric checkpoint, No third-party identity vendor. your account is controlled by your keys, messages are end-to-end encrypted, communication runs
Status
@ethstatus
Jun 29
The web should not force you to trade convenience for privacy. Status now has a built-in browser, letting you open links, browse, and connect to dApps without leaving Status. Private messaging. Wallet access. Web browsing. Now in one place.
Status
@ethstatus
Jun 26
Privacy is a right. Not a setting.
Nym
@nym
Jun 25
Privacy is a right. Not a setting.