This could be a helpful thing, as I know I don’t always like sharing my Phone Number with people.
I don’t understand the hype; how many people are chatting with people they don’t know on Signal?
For me it can replace DMs everywhere. Put your username in your profile and get actually secure DMs.
But wouldn’t that just put you at risk of spam and other malicious messages?
Don’t accept the message/block them? Same as any other DM system. Or just change your username.
Wasn’t this what Matrix was for?
Matrix isn’t private at all. All metadata is shared+stored by both your server and mine (no sealed sender). Encryption is worse (no double-ratchet) and there’s no guarantee of encryption at all (some clients don’t even offer it). It’s also a lot harder to get set up and IMO the clients are much worse.
Well then. This is useful information.
That was exactly my first thought. Might be something for various underground groups, but the normal use case seems to be just regular communication among friends & family.
I’m going to put a UN or QR code on my website for another form of tech support. (Think of WhatsApp numbers)
Telegram had this for a long time. Why is Signal always behind on privacy features?
Does Telegram still not have end-to-end encrypted group chat?
Telegram doesn’t have this to such an extent. If someone has your number in their contacts and you join Telegram they see you whether you want it or not. Signal (now) hides that too.
This is a fairly easy answer. Signal refuses to take shortcuts that others are happy to use.
You may find this virtuous, but I’ll argue that it isn’t.
It’s much better to start by having windows that don’t lock than to keep holes in your walls all year while waiting for windows that are insulated, lockable and can be cleaned from the inside.
Signal leaves the holes until they finish the insulated window that also creates electricity.
I agree 100% with what you said.
I would say Signal should not be slow on the things they are proud the most. SimpleX still better on this.
Signal sill implemented better than any other. They can’t link your username to phone number, the others can. So maybe other are faster on a superficial level, but the implementation is trash.
