We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger’s new feature aimed at addressing critics’ most persistent complaint. Here’s how it works.
  • Vent@lemm.eeEnglish
    36·
    9 months ago

    Awesome! I love Signal and the lack of usernames has always been one of it’s bigger downsides, especially when comparing against other messaging apps.

    • Vent@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      9 months ago

      From Signal’s blog footnotes:

      Usernames in Signal are protected using a custom Ristretto 25519 hashing algorithm and zero-knowledge proofs. Signal can’t easily see or produce the username if given the phone number of a Signal account. Note that if provided with the plaintext of a username known to be in use, Signal can connect that username to the Signal account that the username is currently associated with. However, once a username has been changed or deleted, it can no longer be associated with a Signal account.

    • N00dle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      9 months ago

      you will still need a phone number to sign up for Signal

      From signals official blog, yes you do

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        113·
        9 months ago

        Well, then this changes nothing as it applies to political organizing.

      • rbits@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Damn. So still not a replacement for iMessage. Does anyone know of a good iMessage replacement (doesn’t require a phone number, available for under 13s)?