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Any idea about how the security posture changes? I would expect some significant tradeoffs are required to make all your messages appear in your browser
by ghostpepper 7y ago
Any idea about how the security posture changes? I would expect some significant tradeoffs are required to make all your messages appear in your browser
- dewey 7y agoI haven't used it in a while but I think it's probably similar to WhatsApp where it basically just tunnels it through your phone without actually running a Signal client on your machine.
- mfwoods 7y agoIt's not, once linked the desktop client can be used independently of your phone.
- simpss 7y agoi'm not 100% sure how it works, but it seems to sync some messages. Not working perfectly as my desktop client does not have the full history from a chat, even though my phone does. It only has some of the messages from where the desktop client was first started.
- Marsymars 7y agoThe Chrome app has been deprecated for some time - the current desktop version is independent of browser and available for Windows/macOS/Linux/iOS: https://signal.org/blog/standalone-signal-desktop/ https://signal.org/blog/standalone-signal-desktop/