SignalMar 5, 2024

Phone number privacy and usernames are now rolling out to everyone using Signal version 7.0! Update your app to take advantage of these new features 🎇

https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames

Signal’s mission and sole focus is private communication. For years, Signal has kept your messages private, your profile information (like your name and profile photo) private, your contacts private, and your groups private – among much else. Now we’re taking that one step further, by making your...

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Show threadJL RobersonMar 6, 2024
@signalapp I was using Signal till #Jan6 happened and I found out
a. Most of the insurrectionists used it as well and
b. That's how most of them got caught
Show threadTaqwa System  
@jlroberson @signalapp they were streaming their faces on internet and organized on social media
Mar 6, 2024 at 9:17amWeb
Show threadJL RobersonMar 6, 2024
@trans_caracal @signalapp Yes, but some who weren't got nabbed anyway on their Signal communications.
Now, let's be clear: I think it's great they got caught and want them all in prison. But it implies Signal isn't all it says it is.
Show threadTaqwa System  Mar 6, 2024
@jlroberson @signalapp signal doesn't give data to feds they don't actually store personal data aside from something like date of login or something like that
Show threadJL RobersonMar 6, 2024
@trans_caracal @signalapp I really should not have stepped into this conversation.