Signal is a private messaging application designed to facilitate secure communication through end-to-end encryption. Developed by the Signal Foundation, which was co-founded by Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton, Signal allows users to send text messages, make voice and video calls, and share multimedia files while ensuring that the content of these communications remains private and secure from potential eavesdropping.
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Basic must haves:
Other cool stuff:
- sealed sender: signal.org/blog/sealed-sender/ Nice!
Missing:
- Tor routing by default:
- option to enable disappearing messages by default:
- community.signalusers.org/t/ability-to-set-your-own-default-timer-for-disappearing-messages-on-all-new-conversations/5144 "Ability to set your own default timer for disappearing messages on all new conversations"
- www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/jhknuz/default_disappearing_messages_timeout_for_new/
- messages are not encrypted on desktop via the password manager!?!?
- github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/549
- github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/1318
- www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/fwux29/signal_desktop_stores_the_encryption_key_in_a/
- whispersystems.discoursehosting.net/t/improve-security-of-desktop-apps-encryption-of-data-at-rest/26494
- community.signalusers.org/t/why-cant-we-lock-the-desktop-app-with-a-password/1383
- web client:
- secure anti-forensic data erasure to attain plausible deniability of disappearing messages:
Previously missing:
- remove the need to share your phone number with contacts: messaging software that force you to share your mobile phone with contacts. This is a deal breaker for online acquaintances:Beta February 2024: signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
- security.stackexchange.com/questions/231637/signal-contact-people-or-have-people-contact-me-without-revealing-phone-numbe/245665#245665
- community.signalusers.org/t/have-option-to-set-up-username/8723
- www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/8kybil/is_signal_ever_going_to_include_usernames/
- community.signalusers.org/t/usernames-lets-throw-phone-numbers-in-the-dustbin-of-history/7282
- remove need for phone completely:
- community.signalusers.org/t/a-proposal-for-alternative-primary-identifiers/3023
- community.signalusers.org/t/remove-the-need-for-a-mobile-phone/1543
- community.signalusers.org/t/registering-with-an-email-address/919
- community.signalusers.org/t/username-id-registration-without-phone-number/9800
- community.signalusers.org/t/more-reasons-why-signal-should-ditch-phone-numbers-the-guardian-confirmed-the-identity-of-those-in-the-chat-by-cross-checking-phone-numbers-attached-to-the-signal-accounts/7311
- community.signalusers.org/t/why-is-phone-and-phone-number-required/1425 community.signalusers.org/t/what-is-the-technical-reason-that-i-cannot-use-signal-without-a-phone-number-and-that-i-cannot-use-signal-desktop-without-signal-on-my-phone/11400
TODO what's the fucking official discussion/feature request forum?
- community.signalusers.org appears to be the de-facto non-official one.
- github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5372
- whispersystems.discoursehosting.net
- github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/1318 closes and points to discoursehosting
- github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/549
- www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/lipo6z/community_signal_forum_vs_reddit/ gives some good history, says they pay for community.signalusers.org/ and have admin powers there.