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Ffs! Just have cross platform backup/restore and migration, accounts not tied to phones and multi-device accounts already! I have heard others complain about th
by _8j50 5y ago
Ffs! Just have cross platform backup/restore and migration, accounts not tied to phones and multi-device accounts already! I have heard others complain about this for years now.
I can code but I don't code for a living, these things seem like they would take at most two weeks dev time, is there a complexity I am missing here? Or do they just not care? I have all but abandoned secure mobile messanging at this point. They either die from lack of adoption or live long enough to become the villain.
- wizzwizz4 5y agoOne of Signal's main purposes is to be used by Snowden types (whistleblowers, dissidents, journalists, etc.) – or, at least, it used to be. Messages Are Private is the most important principle for Signal, even if it means messages are lost. Accounts not tied to phones, I don't really have an explanation for. It was in the works two years ago, but I haven't heard anything since.
- _8j50 5y agoThere are better alternatives like Briar for snowden types. Signal is always competing against telegram or whatsapp and comparing themselves. Integrity and reliability are critical security properties.