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Signal requires phone numbers because of taking care of users' privacy. Signal's choice to require a phone number is due to storing a contact list on a local ma
by kmwyard 6y ago
Signal requires phone numbers because of taking care of users' privacy. Signal's choice to require a phone number is due to storing a contact list on a local machine to protect users' metadata.
And PGP is never as secure as Signal or Other Encrypted Messenger (WhatsApp). Many Cryptographers blamed about weak security of PGP (https://latacora.micro.blog/2019/07/16/the-pgp-problem.html https://latacora.micro.blog/2019/07/16/the-pgp-problem.html, https://latacora.micro.blog/2020/02/19/stop-using-encrypted.html https://latacora.micro.blog/2020/02/19/stop-using-encrypted...., https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2014/08/13/whats-matter-with-pgp/ https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2014/08/13/whats-ma..., https://blog.filippo.io/giving-up-on-long-term-pgp/ https://blog.filippo.io/giving-up-on-long-term-pgp/) and even Edward Snowden doesn't use it now (https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1175437588129308672 https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1175437588129308672).
- deepstack 6y agoThey could also just ask for an email, like wire does. Edit: or generate a UUID type random string for each new device.
- kmwyard 6y agoThis is because unlike Signal, the wire store user contact is on the server. (https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvzw5x/secure-messaging-app-wire-stores-everyone-youve-ever-contacted-in-plain-text https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvzw5x/secure-messaging-app-...)
- SahAssar 6y agoWhy wouldn't signal be able to store local data without a phone number? Your argument seems like a red herring.