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Good advice in general, but there's a few mistakes in your article.

1. Signal doesn't collect metadata. Anytime. There's been a subpoena. The only thing Signal has been able to provide in reference to a requested phone number, was the date of account creation and the last date seem live on the network. So if someone's able to determine a particular phone number is using Signal, so what that person likes privacy.

2. When full username integration went live in February 2024, the digital footprint of a Signal user's phone number was drastically reduced. So with usernames, none of your contacts need to actually know your phone number, phone numbers are just used to establish an account in the first place. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/015f514b98ad428a17943c74263731cdc1895051c895442ef9cd56547f0a09d5/41d8bb2bbb0f0cc0c19fa4f03537ed5560057026b9b92cb3b36f4b50c45eee9d.webp

In summary, what you said might be good advice, although a bit outdated. The best advice is to evaluate your threat model and act accordingly. Signal will likely be a big part of that.

Vyram Kraven 5mo ago

To anyone reading this just be informed this dumb guy does not understand how The Telecommunication act works. Look up the telecommunication act i'll give you a short example to sum it all up.

Signal gives phone number when subpoena comes. Next government looks up the phone numbers carrier let's say it's Verizon then they go to Verizon & say hey motherfucker give me everything on this phone number! Failure to cooperate is obstruction of justice & you can be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law Verizon. Verizon gives full access to the number in question this includes keylogging, stat records like uptime, every app how long it's been running the full breakdowm, screen mirroring, & then they coordinate with google gps real time, keylogging gboard & they know!

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