SignalFeb 5

Find us in the Microsoft Store :)

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp89119p9f2pcq?hl=en-US&gl=US

Signal Private Messenger - Download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private. • Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees. • Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people. • Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings. • Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story. • Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises. • Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors. • For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/ To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app

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Show threadSpongeFeb 5

@signalapp

M$ Store before arm64 on linux is wild. Fuck postmarketOS and raspberry pi os users I guess.

Show threadTed's Tech TipsFeb 5

@schtick2940 @signalapp Releasing on Microsoft Store is important for Windows users who can't otherwise install programs on their computers due to various restrictions (not Admin, Windows S mode, etc).

Signal is already working on improving its Linux support.

Show threadSpongeFeb 5
I don't see a purpose in using an E2EE messaging service on a device that is taking a screenshot every 30 seconds to send to their AI database.
Show threadTed's Tech Tips

@schtick2940 @signalapp Signal Desktop already blocks Microsoft Recall:

https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

Obviously using Windows isn't great for your privacy, but Signal needs to be available on mainstream platforms so that everyone has access to secure comms. What good is a messaging app that isn't available on the second most popular operating system in the world (Windows)?

By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall

Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows. This setting is automatically enabled by default in Signal Desktop on Windows 11. If you’re wondering why we’re on...

Signal Messenger
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Show threadSpongeFeb 5

Signal was already available via the msi installer, and supporting Microsofts continuing crusade to try and lock down Windows in a similar way to what Google is doing with Android is not a good look to me. I feel if an org wanted to use Signal (in your non-admin example) they should have an IT person smart enough to know how to provision their devices with it. If a tech illiterate person is using Windows S mode, an application being made unavailable may prompt their journey into escaping the abusive M$ system. That's how I ended up on Linux, I got tired of my system spying on me and the OS itself being unstable on my system.

I understand where you are coming from, but I think Signal had bigger fish to fry before doing this. (Another reply pointed out that Signal still isn't being built on F-Droid for example.)

Show threadTed's Tech TipsFeb 5

@schtick2940 @signalapp The simple fact is that most people, especially those not familiar with tech, are going to search for apps in the Microsoft Store. Signal being available there instead of making users disable system security features significantly lowers the barrier to entry.

As for F-Droid, it some problems that can't easily be solved. Signal already publishes up-to-date APKs on Github and their website for anyone who wishes not to download from Google Play.

Show threadFossmanFeb 6
@schtick2940 @tedstechtips @signalapp yes either that or make it a paid product on proprietary platforms