▲ 315 ▼ Signal Will Let You Sign Up Without a Phone Number — For $3 (itsfoss.com) submitted 1 month ago by Crumpled6273@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 112 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 25 points 1 month ago (7 children) Deltachat and Jabber, both decentralized encrypted messaging apps (as opposed to Signal, which is centralized), don't even require an email to create an account, let alone a phone number or payment. permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] JandalsAweigh@lemmy.nz -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) Delta chat is also less secure than Signal because it runs on standard email servers, which inherently leak more tracking metadata (like sender and recipient addresses) and lack Signal's advanced privacy features like Perfect Forward Secrecy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago* Regarding metadata, you may want to read the FAQ. It will have forward secrecy after they finish implementing Autocrypt2. A person also has to determine their security threat level. If they think a state actor may take a personal interest in them, then they're probably best using in-person offline communication. If they must communicate online, then IMHO I don't think Signal is a good choice due to it being centralized (everything goes through their servers, and they are a single entity making them easier to infiltrate or coerce by governments) and requiring you to link a personally identifying number or credit card. If they just don't want a corporation datamining them to sell to advertisers, Deltachat is more than good enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amzd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago These addresses are randomly generated addresses which you can rotate whenever you want which seems better than giving signal your phone number or payment information permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (4 replies)
[–] JandalsAweigh@lemmy.nz -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) Delta chat is also less secure than Signal because it runs on standard email servers, which inherently leak more tracking metadata (like sender and recipient addresses) and lack Signal's advanced privacy features like Perfect Forward Secrecy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago* Regarding metadata, you may want to read the FAQ. It will have forward secrecy after they finish implementing Autocrypt2. A person also has to determine their security threat level. If they think a state actor may take a personal interest in them, then they're probably best using in-person offline communication. If they must communicate online, then IMHO I don't think Signal is a good choice due to it being centralized (everything goes through their servers, and they are a single entity making them easier to infiltrate or coerce by governments) and requiring you to link a personally identifying number or credit card. If they just don't want a corporation datamining them to sell to advertisers, Deltachat is more than good enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amzd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago These addresses are randomly generated addresses which you can rotate whenever you want which seems better than giving signal your phone number or payment information permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago* Regarding metadata, you may want to read the FAQ. It will have forward secrecy after they finish implementing Autocrypt2. A person also has to determine their security threat level. If they think a state actor may take a personal interest in them, then they're probably best using in-person offline communication. If they must communicate online, then IMHO I don't think Signal is a good choice due to it being centralized (everything goes through their servers, and they are a single entity making them easier to infiltrate or coerce by governments) and requiring you to link a personally identifying number or credit card. If they just don't want a corporation datamining them to sell to advertisers, Deltachat is more than good enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amzd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago These addresses are randomly generated addresses which you can rotate whenever you want which seems better than giving signal your phone number or payment information permalink fedilink source parent