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A few relevant links: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39445976 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39445976 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2988822
by fsflover 1y ago
A few relevant links:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39445976 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39445976
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29888228 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29888228
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42788647 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42788647
Also, Signal forces you to use Android or iOS while knowing that "Apple and Google confirm governments spy on users through push notifications ", https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38555810 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38555810
Matrix is the actual solution.
- neobrain 1y agoYour links are a bunch of user comments? The push notification payloads don't contain message/sender data. Signal also runs fine without Google services, which avoids any potential problem entirely.
- fsflover 1y ago> Your links are a bunch of user comments? They themselves contain the actual links and also relevant discussions. One more link: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/13842 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/13842 > The push notification payloads don't contain message/sender data. The other metadata may be important too. > Signal also runs fine without Google services, which avoids any potential problem entirely. Not everybody is able to avoid Google services on their phone. I can't run it on a desktop (or GNU/Linux phone) without a connection to an Android phone.
- hammyhavoc 1y agoSIM hijacking is a thing. Telcos also control phone numbers. I have never understood the unflinching attitude towards Signal relying on phone numbers.