Florencia (she/her) ( florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoSignal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging apptheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1308cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up1308external-linkSignal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging apptheconversation.comFlorencia (she/her) ( florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square77linkfedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squaregirlthing ( girlthing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-22 years agoPretty sure you still need a phone number for an account, though - the usernames are just for sharing your contact with other people. Most peoples’ phone numbers are easily linked to their identity. Which means the government knows who’s using Signal. Usernames are definitely an improvement, but this is a fundamental limitation in Signal’s design.
minus-squaredanhab99 ( danhab99@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThen I’d delete my old phone number account and start fresh… not exactly the best option but all things considered you might have too
Pretty sure you still need a phone number for an account, though - the usernames are just for sharing your contact with other people.
Most peoples’ phone numbers are easily linked to their identity. Which means the government knows who’s using Signal.
Usernames are definitely an improvement, but this is a fundamental limitation in Signal’s design.
Then I’d delete my old phone number account and start fresh… not exactly the best option but all things considered you might have too