@root said:
Thank you @treesmokah for the heads-up about registering usernames. I just did this for me and my wife.
With regards to Threema, the idea sounds great, but that paid license... ouch!
I find it really easy for me to grab a license since I appreciate privacy, but it would be hard to convince others in buying such license. The best use for such software would be inside a company, where a manager should want complete privacy within their company.
@BruhGamer12 said:
I doubt Signal is doing anything malicious with user data if what the US government gets is essentially only Unix time since sign up and last access. If they had other data they would have been required to provide such data...
@BruhGamer12 said:
I doubt Signal is doing anything malicious with user data if what the US government gets is essentially only Unix time since sign up and last access. If they had other data they would have been required to provide such data...
I see the name SimpleX being thrown around here. Funny how the same people who speculate the potential mingling of Signal with the U.S. government or Telegram with the Russian government would rather put their faith into a LTD company based in UK and backed by venture capitalists (and no business model).
@mfs said: Matrix recently launched an appeal for fundraising, this has raised some concerns about its future. Signal has massive costs too, so it's no surprise that some "coins" or some revenue strategy is devised along the road.
You wouldn't like how Telegram recently raises fund then.
@chitree said: I guess we should just "trust" the U.S. Government instead...
A healthy dose of skepticism is always welcome, especially when it comes to the (whatever) government and their dirty laundry. That said this kind of whataboutism helps no one.
@lapua said:
how does it work? installed signal 7.0.2 (23 feb 2024) on android. startet... phonenumber is still a must!
That might be necessary for creating the account, but once you do you can update the username in settings and then update the privacy. No one will know or search you by number, but by ur username.
@lapua said:
how does it work? installed signal 7.0.2 (23 feb 2024) on android. startet... phonenumber is still a must!
That might be necessary for creating the account, but once you do you can update the username in settings and then update the privacy. No one will know or search you by number, but by ur username.
hmm...
so it still needs a phone number initially. pointless! and therefore still the biggest design error of siganl. i don't want to send my phone number to signal!
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Exactly my thoughts.
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Yea I am not taking RT.com at their word lol.
I guess we should just "trust" the U.S. Government instead...
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yea like me saying that I don't trust RT implies what you said lol
I see the name SimpleX being thrown around here. Funny how the same people who speculate the potential mingling of Signal with the U.S. government or Telegram with the Russian government would rather put their faith into a LTD company based in UK and backed by venture capitalists (and no business model).
You wouldn't like how Telegram recently raises fund then.
A healthy dose of skepticism is always welcome, especially when it comes to the (whatever) government and their dirty laundry. That said this kind of whataboutism helps no one.
Small update, usernames have been pushed to "live" version like 2 weeks ago now, it should be integrated well.
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/releases/tag/v7.0.0
Ive been getting spam now on signal for the first time since the username update .
I have not received any spam personally.
Just setup my username the other day
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Now that is great news, i just set up mine. Sharing qr code or url and no need to give ur number, great!
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how does it work? installed signal 7.0.2 (23 feb 2024) on android. startet... phonenumber is still a must!
Are you using a "nice" name and number combination?
That might be necessary for creating the account, but once you do you can update the username in settings and then update the privacy. No one will know or search you by number, but by ur username.
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hmm...
so it still needs a phone number initially. pointless! and therefore still the biggest design error of siganl. i don't want to send my phone number to signal!
What would you define a "nice" username and number combination to be?
LadiesMan217.
"The imitator dooms himself to hopeless mediocrity." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Use a burner then, its not expensive nor insecure. Depends on where you live, you may even get a SIM card and use it without KYC, anon sim card.
Subjective to the scammers' / spammers' interpretation of course. I would imagine that "james00" or "bitcoin69" look nicer than "jackandjill58".