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Both Signal and Telegram use SMS for authN tokens, enough said. Being secure and censorship proof while relying on mobile networks just doesn't compute. Correc
by h91wka 8y ago
Both Signal and Telegram use SMS for authN tokens, enough said. Being secure and censorship proof while relying on mobile networks just doesn't compute.
Correction: or at least they used to? Now I realize that I am not completely sure.
- kome 8y agoSignal is way worse because it requires you to have the cellphone always on. With Telegram you need a phone number to sign-in and then you can forget about it, and use it just on desktop/laptop. You can set a password as a 2 factor authentication (1st: sms or code to another telegram client 2nd: password).
- oda 8y ago> Signal is way worse because it requires you to have the cellphone always on. Bullcrap. Signal works fine on data alone. I have Tasker automatically turn on airplane mode when I'm on WiFi and it's never caused me to miss a Signal message.
- detaro 8y agoNo it doesn't. you only need the phone for the initial link.
- kome 8y agoso, yeah, every time you open your desktop you need a cellphone
- detaro 8y agoNo. To set up Signal Desktop on a computer, you need a cellphone once.
- newscracker 8y agoMaybe you're thinking of WhatsApp, which requires the phone to be around. Signal Desktop doesn't need the phone to be around once you've finished linking the desktop to your account (which is one time). From the second time onwards, you could as well leave your phone turned off and/or in a different country and Signal Desktop would still work fine.