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davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago

JWZ weighs in on Signal again

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JWZ weighs in on Signal again

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davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago
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Because of the ongoing fucktastrophe, the cries of "Use SIGNAL!" are constant and unavoidable. And I get it, it may be the least-bad option in a sea of terrible options. If, that is, you choose to ignore the advice of "don't use your phone for that shit" (the Stringer Bell Rule). But out of curiosity, because I haven't been keeping up, has the Signal Corporation addressed: The fact that they ...

JWZ previously:

  • https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/08/signal/
  • https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/03/signal-leaks-your-phone-number-to-everyone-in-your-contacts/

See also: Why not Signal?

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    You can share a name or handle now but I think you still need the phone number otherwise though you no longer have to share it.

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