I currently use Telegram for my friends and family, but have reluctantly come to the conclusion that the UK Government is either reaching agreement for backdoors with messaging services, or is trying its hardest to.

I’m also on Element/Matrix. Before I try to get my contacts to join me on there, should I be aware of any privacy issues or is that a good place to head?

  • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    16 hours ago

    I think you’d have a theoretical issue if the next person who got that number also tried to set up a signal account.

    • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
      1·
      16 hours ago

      You might be right. I’ll have to go double check, but I don’t think that you can just set up a new account with the same number without the password you set up.

      I might be wrong, though.

      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
        2·
        6 hours ago

        You can enable a registration lock, where anyone with your number would have to enter a pin to register an account with it. However, it removes itself if you don’t log in for a while.

        • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
          2·
          5 hours ago

          Yep, that’s what I was thinking of. I guess just set a reminder to login every now and then (if you don’t use regularly).