Martti Malmi on Nostr: They can only see message history as far as the linked device allows and can't see ...
They can only see message history as far as the linked device allows and can't see future messages if the device unlinks. I don't know the exact details how Signal does this, but I don't think its forward and backward secrecy is broken because of the feature.
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2024-09-28 08:37:22Event JSON
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