«The vulnerability demonstrates that the platform unintentionally leaks information that could narrow down a user’s location within a few hundred miles.»

Interesting. But still a long way to go to deanonymize you?

Activists and dissidents who use Signal probably/hopefully also use VPN. Now we have another good reason for doing so.

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at least someone gets it

Yes, but your threat model matters. 300 miles is pretty close for a nation-state after a journalist or the next Luigi Mangione.

Don’t disagree, but a VPN should be part of the solution.