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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ZeroCool@feddit.ch to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So if Im at a music festival or something similar and I dont have phone service I can still just make a hotspot and send messages out through the hotspot signal?? Thats so awesome if Im understanding that correctly

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

Only if those you're sending to are also on the same hotspot signal. Basically, you're creating a local wifi network, and Briar works over WLAN.

[–] pedroapero@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

You would likely face another issue in that scenario: briar + hotspot draining your battery.