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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[+] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They removed this support, because it was misleading users who thought they were getting E2EE when using it as an SMS client.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    I'd be interested in utilization data before and after that change. Anecdotally, I use Signal much less after SMS was removed. With one app, I could opportunistically use Signal, when the other person had it, and send an SMS otherwise. Now I have to decide what kind of message to send before opening an app and learning my options. Most of those quick messages have moved back to SMS for me.

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