ijeffM to [email protected]English • 1 year agoSignal tests usernames that keep your phone number privatewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1305arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoSo it’s instant messaging with encryption?
minus-square@FutileRecipelinkEnglish5•1 year agoIf you wanna boil it that down that much, sure. It’s also run by a non-profit with publicly available source code. And it’s not just “encryption,” but end-to-end encryption (E2EE), meaning the server and company don’t know what you’re messaging.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoSure, but I mean it seems like they took the long route to end up with AIM with encryption. I’ve been using signal for years and love it.
So it’s instant messaging with encryption?
If you wanna boil it that down that much, sure. It’s also run by a non-profit with publicly available source code. And it’s not just “encryption,” but end-to-end encryption (E2EE), meaning the server and company don’t know what you’re messaging.
Sure, but I mean it seems like they took the long route to end up with AIM with encryption.
I’ve been using signal for years and love it.