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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
minus-squareleanleft@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 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
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