Autonomous User@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 months agoPSA Change your WhatsApp display name to <yourName>MovedTo Signal.orgmessage-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squarePSA Change your WhatsApp display name to <yourName>MovedTo Signal.orgAutonomous User@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
or similar. Example: StallmanMovedTo Signal.org Use your about section too. Same on Discord, Steam, Instagram, etc.
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoSignal is designed to collect meta-metadata. They don’t hold any information that can tie a person to their account, but they definitely know how those accounts interact via their servers.
minus-squareOrygin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThey know my phone number. Which in Europe is tied to me. They absolutely hold info about who talks to who
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoHow do they know your phone number? Only a cryptographic hash of it is sent to their servers.
Signal is designed to collect meta-metadata. They don’t hold any information that can tie a person to their account, but they definitely know how those accounts interact via their servers.
They know my phone number. Which in Europe is tied to me. They absolutely hold info about who talks to who
How do they know your phone number? Only a cryptographic hash of it is sent to their servers.