2026-02-11 17:11 UTC
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@clock@f.cz 2026-02-11 19:45
@signalapp@mastodon.world Signal IMO has bad security because when someone decides they are not interested in an overpriced, underperforming service of "phone number" and stops using their SIM, they cannot deregister the number from Signal and the new owner of the number either can hijack their Signal account, or people may be blocked from using newly purchased SIMs with Signal. Also, authoritarian regimes IMO can temporarily transfer a number into a provider's internal SIM in order to hijack a Signal account and impersonate a dissident against another dissident, facilitating abduction, torture and murder. I feel c o n t e m p t towards Signal when it is designed this way. #badsecurity #incompetence #signal #phonenumberasidentity #security #SIM #contempt #securityhole #securityflaw #attack #hijacking #torture #murder #abduction #authoritarianism #regime #authoritarian
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@PhillipPlays@retro-gaiden.com 2026-02-11 17:21
@signalapp Very cool!
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@Al02@mastodon.social 2026-02-11 17:34
@signalapp Nice! Thanks :underheart:
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@aboutsignalit@mastodon.social 2026-02-11 17:36
@signalapp Top! Keep it going. Continuate così! 💙
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@costalfy@framapiaf.org 2026-02-11 17:37
@signalapp @KazukyAkayashi Thank you, but which cloud service do you use?
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@hellstabber@defcon.social 2026-02-11 17:39
@signalapp Is there audio streaming in screen sharing?
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@Movie2468@mastodon.social 2026-02-11 17:57
@signalapp That's cool, but it doesn't seem like they have a valid support line, so good luck if it doesn't work!
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@AndrewRiddell1@mastodon.nz 2026-02-11 17:58
@signalapp Adding more and more features can dilute the value of an app.
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@qgustavor@urusai.social 2026-02-11 18:52
@signalapp Let's be serious here: you need urgently to publish somewhere (a blog post, here on Mastodon) about what's your plan in case something bad happens in the USA. From "what if the government asks permanent access to Signal servers to store user metadata and encrypted messages (which they will surely store in the hope to decrypt later in case someone finds a way to do so)" to "what if the USA's government shut down the entire service". What's your plan? People need to know that. Things are escalating too fast for people to ignore.
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@villon@bildung.social 2026-02-11 19:11
@signalapp Stay away with that centralized UᛇᛇA-shit.
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@fluffywolfjasper@furries.club 2026-02-11 19:20
@signalapp now if I only I HAD even close to that number of people on signal..
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@opensourceyllen@mastodon.social 2026-02-11 20:29
@signalapp I wonder how many does WhatsApp allow
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@kkarhan@infosec.space 2026-02-11 20:37
@signalapp great, now you'll increase your #VCmoneyBurningParty's wastefulness whilst adressing 0 Issues already raised about #Signal!
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@Yama@social.n0g.de 2026-02-11 23:04
@signalapp ?? still cant share screen on phone.
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@noctambuloescritorsv@mastodon.world 2026-02-12 06:19
@signalapp very interesting facts 👍
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@CandlesARG@mastodon.social 2026-02-12 09:10
@signalapp could you guys officially support Flathub for your desktop client or atleast a .rpm package :)
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@adipoeserPursch@troet.cafe 2026-02-13 05:56
@signalapp And is there a reaction '''tis could've been an email", too?
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@abhiyantrik@mastodon.social 2026-02-14 15:45
@signalapp When can we expect the screen sharing support for Android app?
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@f@ieji.de 2026-02-15 01:41
@signalapp I've read a few replies discussing the open source nature of Signal. I want to help clarify. Signal (both the client and the server) is open source and libre software, you can edit it as you wish and modify it. What you cannot really control is the backbone. Unlike decentralized platforms like Mastodon, Signal is centralized. You can change then compile the client at will, but running your own server will "isolate" you from other users, which is probably not what you need. Recently, there has been some concerns with US corporations. Signal relies heavily on AWS for relaying the messages. Of course, the cloud provider does not have anything close to identifying users or reading private messages, but they have control over the whole thing. The catch is that if they decide to increase prices or ban Signal off tomorrow, it will be a huge problem. But before shouting at the "Nazis" (that term is NOT accurate), let's remind that Apple is a US corporation too. It has massive control over everyone with an iPhone, MacBook or other products. Many crying at Signal should understand their iPhone is more of a service than an object in itself. One that doesn't allow them to properly install apps they compiled themselves durably, one that locks them into a walled garden, made by a company that has performed censorship over the "App store". In short, a completely proprietary and locked down platform that can absolutely spy on everything you do (and most likely DOES considering NSA Prism ties, which are often forgotten about lately!!) I don't want to defend Signal right now, as I think that them relying on AWS as a cost-effective/lazy option is okay-ish for them right now, but it can't stay like this, especially with the current political climate. However, some people should get that their privacy and more fundamental rights are VERY MUCH at risk when stuck to Apple. Many unfortunately don't listen, but crying at Signal can't save them from the arguably larger issue -- all the privacy and censorship risks that are tied to proprietary operating systems.
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@julie@merida.hair 2026-02-11 23:49
@signalapp@mastodon.world Please give us "servers" like Discord. I beg you.