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🎉 There's a new beta version of Signal!
Signal for Desktop v7.24
Check out the Signal Community thread for more info: https://community.signalusers.org/t/beta-feedback-for-the-upcoming-desktop-7-24-release
#signal #signalapp #signalupdates
Beta feedback for the upcoming Desktop 7.24 release
Hello everyone! The Signal team is releasing a new version of Signal Desktop, v7.24.0-beta.1. If you’re interested in participating, join the beta here .Signal Community
#Signal 7.14 keeps crashing on startup for some users. The reason appears to be a failed migration on the local database.
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/13655
Remember to create a backup. Consider #SignalDesktop as fallback.
Signal 7.14.1 Crashing Upon Startup · Issue #13655 · signalapp/Signal-Android
I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended I have read https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/...GitHub
#Signal Facing Collapse After #CIA Cuts Funding
So which are the free-as-in-fredom alternatives?
https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/signal-facing-collapse-after-cia
> On November 16th, Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, published a detailed breakdown of the popular encrypted messaging app’s running costs for the very first time. The unprecedented disclosure’s motivation was simple - the platform is rapidly running out of money, and in dire need of donations to stay afloat.
This is a great piece by @micahflee about the significance of supporting ephemeral usernames in @signalapp and the challenges #Signal faces developing the gold standard of private messaging apps.
https://theintercept.com/2024/03/04/signal-app-username-phone-number-privacy/
#privacy #security #encryption #signal
Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data
Ephemeral usernames instead of phone numbers safeguard privacy — and makes the Signal messenger app even harder to subpoena.Micah Lee (The Intercept)
#Automattic just acquired #Texts and #Beeper, two #matrix chat apps that work with a bunch of bridges to popular apps :
* https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/
* https://automattic.com/2024/04/09/automattic-acquires-beeper/
I really hope they open source it.
Since they are going for a fee-for-service model like Wordpress, I'm optimistic. This is key for breaking the network effects that #gatekeeper companies rely on: #Apple #Meta #Facebook #WhatsApp #Discord #Telegram #Signal.
#Signal community forum supports 4 possible authentication methods. 3/4 of them are advertising proprietary software based online services.
#OpenID provides the functionality of discovery identity provider by just specifying an arbitrary URL. #IndieAuth specifies another redirection level to still allow URI-based (self control) of how you want to be identified.
Would you consider adding support for any of these two auth mechanisms ?
For #Signal users on #Linux (and #MobileLinux), there is a poll on the community discourse to see how many people are using Signal on Desktop and where they are getting it from, if you want to chime in: https://community.signalusers.org/t/signal-on-desktop-survey/53978
Hopefully if we can show @signalapp@mastodon.world that there is interest, they will finally claim the #Flatpak (and hopefully the #Arm version from Elagost [1] at the same time) !
[1]: https://elagost.com/flatpak
Signal on Desktop survey?
On this forum there is open discussion about Taking ownership of Signal Flatpak, but in my humble opinion, we need to have some measurements, before we can be taken more seriously by Signal desktop team. Can you please answer to bellow questions.Signal Community
Best Private Alternatives to #WhatsApp
https://tuta.com/blog/best-whatsapp-alternatives-privacy
#privacy #foss #cybersecurity #signal #threema #element #simplex #tuta #wire
Best Private Alternatives to WhatsApp | Our Top 6
'Review of the best alternatives to WhatsApp: Signal, Threema, Telegram, Element, Wire, SimpleX.'Tutanota