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==About== | ==About== | ||
== | [[Signal]] is [[end-to-end encrypted]] open-source messaging software available for Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, and Windows. It is tied to (and identifies, when connected to other users) the phone number of each user; it's not clear why this is so. | ||
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==How to== | |||
''To be documented: device fingerprints and all that kind of stuff. | * '''Installation''': | ||
** [[/mobile/Android]] | |||
** [[/desktop/Linux]] | |||
* '''Setup''' (post-installation) | |||
** [[/contacts]] | |||
** To be documented: | |||
*** device fingerprints and all that kind of stuff that I don't really understand. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
* {{wikipedia|Signal (software)}} | * {{wikipedia|Signal (software)}} | ||
===Articles=== | |||
* '''2020-09-18''' [https://time.com/5893114/signal-app-privacy/ The Inside Story of How Signal Became the Private Messaging App for an Age of Fear and Distrust] | |||
* '''2020-02-14''' [https://www.wired.com/story/signal-encrypted-messaging-features-mainstream/ Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:54, 29 September 2020
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About
Signal is end-to-end encrypted open-source messaging software available for Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, and Windows. It is tied to (and identifies, when connected to other users) the phone number of each user; it's not clear why this is so.
Pages
How to
- Installation:
- Setup (post-installation)
- /contacts
- To be documented:
- device fingerprints and all that kind of stuff that I don't really understand.
Links
Official
Reference
- Wikipedia (Signal (software))
