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ZeroCool ( ZeroCool@feddit.ch )  to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago

Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

www.bleepingcomputer.com

ZeroCool ( ZeroCool@feddit.ch )  to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 years ago
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  • screaming in digital ( qprimed@lemmy.ml ) 
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    love me some briar, but signal is a legitimately decent privacy focued app with serious mindshare, adoption and ux/ui features. I love them both, but unless the other person is a technophile, signal is my go to recommendation and briar remains my “secret club” app.

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      • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘 ( 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ) 
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        My exact use case haha. Became invaluable when the internet was unavailable. Used my phone’s hotspot to create a wlan, then used it to communicate with those I needed to. Communicate internetlessly with your nearby groups, brought to you by Briar.

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          So if Im at a music festival or something similar and I dont have phone service I can still just make a hotspot and send messages out through the hotspot signal?? Thats so awesome if Im understanding that correctly

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            Only if those you’re sending to are also on the same hotspot signal. Basically, you’re creating a local wifi network, and Briar works over WLAN.

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            You would likely face another issue in that scenario: briar + hotspot draining your battery.

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