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Signal should switch the default to being less verbose.
by JumpCrisscross 7mo ago
Signal should switch the default to being less verbose.
- nickburns 7mo agoThe default should be "No name or content".
- JumpCrisscross 7mo agoName only strikes me as a fairer compromise between security and usability.
- loeg 7mo agoI thought name-only was the default.
- JumpCrisscross 7mo ago> I thought name-only was the default At least for me, it was name and content.
- loeg 7mo agoI may be misremembering, or it may have changed; I've been using Signal from the early days.
- fragmede 7mo agousers should switch to simpleX
- iknowstuff 7mo agoNot really, that would discourage use by normies.
- avidiax 7mo agoThey should also signal your counterparty's security posture. Basically, give you a heads up that the other side has settings that make the system less secure.
- Terr_ 7mo agoI'd prefer the receiving end looks at sender's metadata on the message, and uses that to determine where the line is between recipient-convenience and betrayal. I suppose you could do both, but "Hey I've got something extra important to send you, but it says need to change your settings first please hurry" seems worse than "sometimes I don't get full notifications on my watch, weird."
- stavros 7mo agoNo it shouldn't. That makes the UX much worse, just to guard against the 0.00001% case where the FBI seizes your iPhone.