Does anyone have any insight on the new board members? Good for privacy?
You can see their bios on signalfoundation.org , but it doesn't look very promising at a glance. Think tanks, federal agencies, NGO blob, etc.
Board Changes at Signal
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#32One thing Id really like to see is cross OS transfer. I feel Im locked in to my OS because of Signal right now as Ill lose messages. There are some messages I dont want lost and sadly having them in signal is a bummer. This is where whatsapp just excels
They should have a manual backup export to an encrypted format and make you responsible for the key
They have exactly that: you can set up a periodic encrypted backup under settings > chats. It'll occasionally ask you for your backup password so you don't forget it too
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#35I see some comments saying they are happy moxie is out. I for one am saddened. I trusted signal in part due to his persona. And his in your face attitude towards that one company that provided software to law enforcement that claimed to hack signal.
The OP didn't mention Moxie leaving, so here's a link to the source [0] (toot?) for that:
> After over a decade spent creating Signal, Moxie has departed to focus on new efforts. As the founder of Signal, the work he did and the organization he built are the reason Signal exists. We are infinitely grateful. He remains a friend and a core part of the Signal legacy
Safe travels to Moxie. I look forward to seeing what he builds next.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
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I'm having a Mandela-moment - I could swear Moxie came-out as nonbinary or similar - but a quick duckduckgo search says otherwise, so apparently not. My mistake.
“They’re” works perfectly fine (albeit a little grammatically awkward) if you aren’t sure of someone’s gender anyway. Not sure why the above comment felt compelled to correct.
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#37Wow, did not realize Moxie was doing something else...when did he step back?
over a year ago https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/10/22876891/signal-ceo-steps...
Maybe it was announced a year ago, and he "changed roles" then, but this toot(?) from today suggests he's only now fully leaving: https://mastodon.world/@signalapp/110549359401156075
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does it matter if it is growing or shrinking? The users are getting usage, and the maintainers are providing a service. Is there a profit motive being unfulfilled?
In 2020-2021 it seemed like 20-30% of my contacts were using signal as their SMS/MMS app of choice. Then they forced SMS users off the platform, giving some reasoning that SMS users don't understand which messages get encrypted, or something. I lost track of signal's usage and uninstalled it after it lost SMS support. At this point I don't know anyone still using Signal regularly anymore.
Maybe you don't know who's using it because you uninstalled it?
Obviously anecdotal, but almost all my friends and family are still using it, and usage has increased compared to SMS or other options.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
They should have a manual backup export to an encrypted format and make you responsible for the key
They have exactly that: you can set up a periodic encrypted backup under settings > chats. It'll occasionally ask you for your backup password so you don't forget it too
Not seeing this on iOS.