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Now we just need to drop the phone number requirements and signal would be "done" for all practical purposes
by seany 11mo ago
Now we just need to drop the phone number requirements and signal would be "done" for all practical purposes
- wakawaka28 11mo agoPhone numbers aren't required now. But there are flaws in Signal. Your phone usage can be tracked in high resolution through constant pinging of malformed status messages. I can't find the paper right now but researchers found that they could track their own data about when the phone was on, unlocked, and had Signal on the screen. That can be correlated between users, to see who is talking to who. It can be used to try to ambush you while the phone is unlocked. You don't even have to have a connection to the spies, if I remember right. Signal devs have done nothing about this issue since being notified like a year ago. Edit: Found it! "Careless Whisper: Exploiting Silent Delivery Receipts to Monitor Users on Mobile Instant Messengers" https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11194 https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11194
- toastal 11mo ago> Phone numbers aren't required now. Signal still requires a phone number for registration.
- karlzt 11mo agoUnfortunately...
- singpolyma3 11mo agoThey also require running the app on a "real phone" for registration. Most emulators put you in captcha hell
- wakawaka28 11mo agoDamn, what a shame... Another vote for Session, I guess. Idk what flaws that one has but it seems to be the leading alternative to Signal.
- RunSet 11mo agoAnd you can use your Session ID to post or reply to posts at https://www.LokiList.com https://www.LokiList.com (best viewed with javascript disabled) for anonymous casual encounters.
- eviks 11mo agoFor very limited practical purposes. Others would include proper multi device support