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03:45 aditsu prologic: isn't it tied to your phone number?
03:45 prologic So?
03:56 aditsu so if you ever change the phone number, you may lose your account
04:09 prologic https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062012-New-Number-or-New-Phone#ios_new
04:10 prologic I'm not sure 100% on the details
04:10 prologic but it doesn't really seem like it's an "account" as such
04:10 prologic the relevant bits of data are stored on your device(s)
04:11 prologic your identity or data isn't tied with your "number" per se AFAICT
04:12 prologic if I changed numbers; I'd de-register my old number, and register the new one
04:12 prologic I suspect my contacts would have to re-verify my new identity though as I'm sure the "number" is used as part of the public key exchange verfiication process (optional but recommened)
04:13 prologic It's not too different from having to generate a new public gpg key when your old one expires or you loose it
04:16 aditsu also, can you use it without installing it on the phone at all?
04:19 aditsu wikipedia says "This mandatory connection to a phone number (a feature Signal shares with Whatsapp) has been criticized as a "major issue" for privacy-conscious users who are not comfortable with giving out their private phone number, and as creating security risks that arise from the possibility of an attacker taking over a phone number"
04:20 aditsu "Signal also requires that the primary device be an Android or iOS based smartphone with an Internet connection"
04:25 prologic https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kaxge/how-to-use-signal-without-giving-out-your-phone-number-a-gendered-security-issue
04:25 prologic yeah okay so I can see what some of your concerns might be
04:25 prologic but I don't particularly share the same concerns really myself
04:26 prologic *nods*
04:26 prologic I *think* there's a small compromise you have to consider for the ease of use and convenience
04:38 aditsu for me, ease of use and convenience means installing it and using it primarily on my computer
04:38 aditsu without touching any phone
04:38 prologic fair enough
04:39 prologic so you don't have a phone?
04:39 prologic sounds like you would be happier with Tox :)
04:40 aditsu I do, but I find it inconvenient to use for anything other than calling or answering calls
04:41 aditsu um.. I suppose also checking the time and weather
04:41 prologic so you're okay with your calls being in the clear?
04:42 aditsu generally, yes
04:43 prologic fair enough
04:43 prologic https://utox.io/ you may want to install this then :)
04:44 aditsu I think I may not want to :p
04:48 aditsu I have some ideas for developing my own messenger; no encryption in the beginning
04:49 prologic oh?
04:49 prologic what is your opinion of Tox? and/or reluctance?
04:49 prologic and what are your ideas if they don't utilise encryption?
04:51 aditsu well, if it doesn't support multiple devices and offline messages, I'm not interested
04:53 aditsu my ideal messenger would be kinda like hangouts or skype, except you could also send messages between your own devices and have more fine-grained control
05:05 aditsu wtf, spotifywrapped.com says my browser is unsupported
05:18 aditsu my messenger would also have a system of commands that you could send, and defining who is authorized to send each command
05:18 aditsu (a command would run a script on the device)
06:02 prologic doesn't sound very useable by others tbh :)
06:02 prologic sounds complicated :)
06:03 aditsu you wouldn't have to use any advanced feature unless you want to
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