Using Signal groups for activism

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you join a large WhatsApp group, anyone in that group will have everyone else’s phone number, and they can use that to learn far more about everyone’s identities.

  Does it not give away your identity when you join a Signal group?

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  • blah3166@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Signal defaults to hiding your phone number since the release of user names: https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

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    • namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But they must still have your phone number and associate it with your username. So it would still be easy for a government organization to force Signal to give up the identities of all people who join a group.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Not worried about my phone number, I’m more worried about my profile.

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  • merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    settings > privacy > phone number > who can see my number > nobody

    👍

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Not worried about my phone number so much as my birth name…

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I haven’t used the groups, but I know you CAN opt to use usernames now.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      My username is my name.

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• anzo@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Signal, yes…

  Or snikket (xmpp).

  Or delta chat (email).

  The three are good.

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  • MITM0@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    SimpleX ?

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• ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For those that want more security:

  simplex.chat

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  • Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Let’s stay in touch! I’m on Signal. Just text me on Telegram. I’ve got Whatsapp with ads. I’m literally on Snapchat. You can probably find me on Kik. Dude text me on Matrix. It’s a Wechat feature. I’m on Simplex. You can text me on Simplex. You can go to Simplex and text me. Log onto Simplex right now. Go to Simplex. Dive into Simplex. You can Simplex me. I’m on Simplex. Simplex has it for you. Simplex has it for you.

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    • sprite0@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      the produce aisle must be hell for you

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Simplex does not give you anymore security. It does however, provide anonymity.

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    • axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      what’s the security issue about simplex??

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• xnx@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I wish Signal had a forum Like ui with threads so its easy to organize things

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