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Signal leaked random contacts to me! (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ErKaf@feddit.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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When I press on some message to forward it, it shows me Random usernames of contacts I don't know. And it even shows some Mobile Numbers I don't know. For example, one number starts with +964 that's Iraq. I'm from Europe tho. These contacts and numbers are from all over the place.

Edit: This only happens on Signal Desktop. If I try to forward a message on Android it only shows my Contacts. And none of these unkown ones.

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[–] Ohh@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well. I personally am very annoyed that i can't choose a specific pin for signal. That means my kid can read my messages, because yes... Keeping password from a child is neigh impossible. But my pin for element, fairmail, telegram he don't know.

So i get a lot of the criticism. For me personally, it's still a matter of trust. A future malicious molly version might eavesdrop. Signal will probably not do so.

Encryption at rest on an unlocked phone is probably a hard problem. But if somebody is targeting me to that extent, i am probably toast anyways.

I try to create enough usage so that journalists and activists can hide in the mob, and i can hide from fang.

I use element, but do worry about the local server implementation and leak of metadata.

[–] pkill@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

I see your point and don't negate such possibility. Although the black box nature of proprietary dependencies in vanilla Signal means an inclusion of potential trojan spyware. Speaking of the need for app lock, as an alternative solution, you can create a separate profile for Signal to have a dedicated PIN. But afaik only GrapheneOS allows notification relaying to main profile. LineageOS on the other hand has a feature called AppLocker. If you intentionally lend your device to kids, Android has a feature called app pinning.