Re: trying to get friends to install Signal
Been there, but <rant>it got even harder as Signal makes it mandatory to set a PIN now which cannot be skipped, all because of future 'cloud backup' feature. It kinda stinks to me, as Signal bragged about not keeping almost any metadata, and now they want to keep backups. Whats worse, it seems there is no opt-out.<rant/>
Makes it hard to recommend Signal now.
As a Signal user, what do you think about Signal's recent development?
I’ve not followed them too much but trust Moxie since his previous decision were good.
I think Signal is trying to gain more mainstream adoption and it will need backups for that. The pin is annoying but if it gives the app secure backups then I guess it’s a good idea. Although I agree having an opt-out would be good (but I expect most people want backups)
Makes it hard to recommend Signal now.
As a Signal user, what do you think about Signal's recent development?