Like the title states looking for E2EE apps (Android and iOS) without going into much details or needs to be robust enough and easy to use for anyone and stable for operations that are susceptible to constant electronic warfare. I did some research and thought about replacing Signal with Molly and wondering if it will still work if Signal leaves the EU, but am also worried about its updates to patch vulnerabilities in a timely manner. I appreciate the help I am a “Jack of all trades and master of none” when it comes to these types of programs, but am also the go to currently in my unit since I am somewhat knowledgeable about exploits and attacks that can compromise systems would be great if there was an desktop as well (like Signal) and would also be nice if it was FOSS and auditable ( I know that’s kind of redundant ) I know it’s a tall order to ask but figured I would try. I really appreciate the help so much and hope I did things by the rules here and don’t get flamed if this has already been covered ( I searched but my skills with searching the fediverse is low
I don’t think Signal will ever give up phone numbers as identifiers, for better or for worse… The “for better” helps prevent spam and makes contact discovery easier, but the “for worse” can easily place a pretty heavy burden on users to own a phone number.
I hope we don’t get to Iranian conditions in the UK, but if we do, I imagine there would be a lot more press about how they handled the “first world” country… At that point, switching to a different platform would probably be better…
It’s a feature that keeps being said to be “almost ready”, but phone number for registration will continue to be required from what I understand. What they were working on was the ability to have usernames to connect to strangers and other people without the need to share the phone number.
Yeah, which has taken a frustratingly long time to implement. They’ve been working on it unofficially since 2018 and officially since 2019, and fingers crossed will be getting it sometime in 2024. They struggled for a while with message editing as well, finally rolling it out just recently… Presumably, waiting for the old clients to expire. (That’s why they stop functioning after a while.)
Not just a phone number, but a non-sanctioned phone number.
They could. If they wanted to. But they don’t want to. They could charge a little bit of money to initiate contact with somebody if you don’t have your phone number registered. To keep the spam down. They already have their own mobile coin, they could just ask initial contacts to send a penny for that contact. Something not too intrusive. They could do that, if they want to, but they don’t want to.