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2025-01-21 04:31:58

lavender on Nostr: Alright I'm gonna put a bigger effort to switch to Signal this time around and get a ...

Alright I'm gonna put a bigger effort to switch to Signal this time around and get a few friends roped in. I installed the APK just recently. I have some questions and am hoping some of y'all fedibrains would have an answer.

1. Is there any privacy difference between Signal from the Google Play store vs installing the APK from Github?

2. Given how locked down iPhones are, could that make Signal inherently less private?

3. Are calls also e2e encrypted?

4. Is it safe to put my Signal username on my bio? Or should that only ever be shared in private?

5. Can anyone with my Signal username also see what name I set as my first name?

Some of these questions might be dumb because I'm still learning the ropes. Thanks in advance!

#signalapp #signal #privacy #messaging #socialmedia
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