BrikoX@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoHow I Got a Truly Anonymous Signal Accounttheintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ca
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkHow I Got a Truly Anonymous Signal Accounttheintercept.comBrikoX@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ca
minus-squareleanleft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoIf someone trys to register with an existing number then it wont work if its already being used. Im not sure on this^ Better to enable a security pin if you are concerned. The traditional phone system involvement is annoying.
minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoGot a source for that? There have already been multiple contradicting sources posted saying this isn’t true.
minus-squareleanleft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoI cant find any information that discusses the security risk. But it would seem that this transfering all content to the owner of the phone number is a standard feature. So, maybe its not discussed because it doesn’t frequently happen. It doesnt seem like a trustworthy way to ensure users’ content remains secure. Update: https://old.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/8r7tbc/someone_impersonating_me_using_my_old_number_what/ https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062012-Change-Number https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062452-What-do-I-do-if-my-phone-is-lost-or-stolen https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007059752-Backup-and-Restore-Messages
If someone trys to register with an existing number then it wont work if its already being used.Im not sure on this^
Better to enable a security pin if you are concerned.
The traditional phone system involvement is annoying.
Got a source for that? There have already been multiple contradicting sources posted saying this isn’t true.
I cant find any information that discusses the security risk. But it would seem that this transfering all content to the owner of the phone number is a standard feature.
So, maybe its not discussed because it doesn’t frequently happen.
It doesnt seem like a trustworthy way to ensure users’ content remains secure.
Update:
https://old.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/8r7tbc/someone_impersonating_me_using_my_old_number_what/
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062012-Change-Number
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062452-What-do-I-do-if-my-phone-is-lost-or-stolen
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007059752-Backup-and-Restore-Messages