Em Mar 24

Are you using Signal to conduct job interviews and work meetings?  ðŸ‘€

If yes, what do you like about it?
If not, why not?

#Signal #Privacy #Security

Show threadBitslingers-R-UsMar 24

@Em0nM4stodon I have, yes. People who are security conscious either already have Signal or are willing to install and use it.

OTOH, I’m not happy at all that my account must be tied to a phone number. I’ve given up all uses of old fashioned phone numbers, and it’s a shame that Signal has no way around that.

Show threadChristopherMar 24
@AnachronistJohn @Em0nM4stodon you can just create an ID and give that out instead of your phone number.
Show threadBitslingers-R-Us
@minternational @Em0nM4stodon With Signal?
Mar 25 at 1:41amWeb
Show threadJames M.Mar 25
@AnachronistJohn @minternational yes, with Signal you can use an alphanumeric ID instead of your phone number. I don't know if Signal still requires a phone number to sign up, but even if so it would just go to Signal and not everyone else.
Show threadBitslingers-R-UsMar 25

@jamesmarshall @minternational You’re required to have a phone number if you ever want to sign in using another device, or if you ever need to sign in again.

My laptop is signed in, and because I don’t have the phone number I used to create the account, once I’m signed out, that’s it - I’m signed out for good. There’s apparently no way around this at all, and the idea that Signal is supposed to care about security yet is still intimately tied to a wholly broken system is just strange and backwards.