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While Signal's encryption is good, I don't like that (1) you have to have a phone number to register, (2) it asks for access to your contacts on your phone (3)
by mikece 6y ago
While Signal's encryption is good, I don't like that (1) you have to have a phone number to register, (2) it asks for access to your contacts on your phone (3) you have to install the app on a computer rather than being able to just use it through a browser. For these reasons I prefer Wire... and you can log into three accounts at once on the free tier.
- angry_octet 6y agoRe your points: - (1) They are working on this, but it serves to limit spam, and it is easily comprehensible by the non technical. - (2) You don't have to give it access, it works either way. If does its best to only use this for finding which of your contacts use Signal, rather than uploading the full address book. - (3) client side crypto is supplied by the server, which fundamentally is a big problem for a system like Signal. Until web crypto is not a dumpster fire you can't do better. (I personally think allowing the Electron app is a huge mistake but it's their call.)
- dylan604 6y agoI found the original setup requiring a phone number off putting as well. However, I'm not sure how much it is used. In my case, I had a phone number that was used to set up signal. It was my number at the time. I now have a new number, yet there is no within Signal to update that number. It still shows the old number in my settings. ???? Signal still works just fine for me and all of my contacts