BrikoX@lemmy.zip to PrivacyEnglish · 5 months agoHow I Got a Truly Anonymous Signal Accounttheintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ca
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minus-squareleanleftlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·5 months ago”It’s important to maintain control of this phone number." I strongly feel that this is false.
minus-squareleanleftlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-25 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-up2·5 months agoGot a source for that? There have already been multiple contradicting sources posted saying this isn’t true.
minus-squareleanleftlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 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
”It’s important to maintain control of this phone number."
I strongly feel that this is false.
Care to elaborate?
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