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I installed Signal a few years ago, and pretty much never touched it again. Today I open the app and closed it. After a few minutes, there were a lot of hello ‘
by Borlands 7y ago
I installed Signal a few years ago, and pretty much never touched it again. Today I open the app and closed it. After a few minutes, there were a lot of hello ‘messages which got me intrigued. It seems when I opened the app, all my contacts using Signal got a notification! What gives? Obviously uninstalled it straightaway...
- driverdan 7y agoBy default Signal notifies users when someone in their contacts starts using Signal. You may have installed it before that feature existed so it triggered when you opened it.
- mechnesium 7y agoSounds like malware if you take it out of context. That’s unacceptable behavior (unless maybe there’s an opt-out for the mass notification).
- distances 7y agoIsn't that what all chat apps do? Telegram as t least, and I keep getting notifications of people joining for names I've never ever heard before, so seems like they were a bit overeager even.