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This is also the first UK case I've seen mentioning the #Signal messenger being used for #drug dealing. although any evidence gained by the Police appears to be from seized devices rather than any breach of the secure messaging and would only be secondary evidence anyway - the main evidence would be due to the offenders being caught red-handed with the hard drugs and all that is only achieved by old fashioned Police work...

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Similarly ancient request for super useful feature on Signal:

Ability to mark messages or media as NSFW / confidential / spoiler
community.signalusers.org/t/ab

I find this very useful on Telegram and here on the Fediverse. Add your fav/heart if you're into it, and leave a comment if you're REALLY into it. :D

Signal Community · Ability to mark messages or media as NSFW / confidential / spoilerRelated:
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Boosts of this poll are really helpful, because I've previously asked Signal to make Esc the key for closing chats, and they closed my feature request as a duplicate of the "custom keyboard commands" feature request, which is obviously not really the same thing.

So here's my post on the Signal feature request tracker. If you agree with me, please do add a comment or a fav/heart: community.signalusers.org/t/cu

It's hard to imagine why the Signal developers are so against this idea that they are closing all suggestions of it, but I hope that with enough people requesting it they will add the feature, or at least allow it to be open as its own unique feature request.

Signal Community · Customizable Keyboard ShortcutsI too sent a request for Esc to close chats/groups and return to home screen on Signal for desktop, and had that issue closed as a duplicate of this issue. I’ve started a poll on Mastodon, to see what percentage of people want Esc vs. Ctrl/Cmd + shift + C. Here it is: Cassian [main]: "This is a poll for users of instant-messaging app…" - Eldritch Café It closes in one week, but the results will remain visible after that. I have been assuming that my issue was closed because my request was unus...
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This is a poll for users of instant-messaging app Signal on desktop. Please see the illustrative image in the previous post.

What keyboard command would you want to use for taking you back to this home screen after you open and view a chat/group?

Users of #Signal on desktop - for the purposes of the poll in the next post, the image attached depicts what I'll call the "home" screen.

The important thing is the "[Logo] Welcome to Signal. See what's new in this update" on the right, as opposed to a chat/group.

Despite the excitement about #signal becoming a mainstream app, the reality is that it still barely registers in the big picture.

From a recent survey in the Netherlands it transpires that #whatsapp keeps adding users while signal adopters effectively use both platforms rather than "quit" the Meta platform.

An alternative, #opensource, non-adtech digital universe, if it ever comes, will require some pretty unprecedented behavioral shifts 🤔

nos.nl/artikel/2575477

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For those who don't know the size of the problem:

In 2006 I bought a new [entry level] Computer with 256 MB of RAM and a single-core P4 Celeron with 2,8 GHz.

And now imagine that some folks have to use #Slack, #MicrosoftTeams, #Telegram, #Signal, #WhatApp, #WeChat, #QQ and #LineMessenger at the same time on their machine, and you can imagine that this will make entry-level desktops already scream harder than if someone were to loop the Lost Coast benchmark on them...

Infosec.SpaceKevin Karhan :verified: (@kkarhan@infosec.space)One thing that really pisses me off personally is the #regression in terms of #Messenger #Apps. My personal distaste and dislike for #proprietary, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider #services like #Signal [¹](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036), #Telegram, #Discord [²](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114865723904157014), #WhatsApp, #Slack, #MicrosoftTeams, etc. aside: - *WHY* is there no #CrossProvider #Messenger to handle that shite? - *WHY* does everyone of these shitty providers think people want to download their #bloated #WebApp that takes up triple digit Megabytes if not entire Gigabytes and will gobble up all the #RAM and #CPU they can?? This problem ain't new and *already got [solved for corporate social media](https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862619013462466) ages ago!* (Not to mention actually good messengers!) - And no, [bridges](https://toots.ch/@dalai/114862754556459439) *[don't](https://swecyb.com/@troed/114862774972645542) count*! - I mean `API 0` - [style](https://digipres.club/@foone/112685423773959519) access because obviously [none of the platforms](https://digipres.club/@foone/112685414638522984) will *allow, endorse or support such an endeavour* and [*actively fight the developers and users*](https://digipres.club/@foone/112685441496803574) ! So yeah, consider this a call for a @gajim@fosstodon.org / #Gajim or @pidgin@fosstodon.org / #Pidgin *for garbage platforms!* - Cuz back in the day we had *way worse messengers* yet people actually made #AIM, #ICQ, #MSN, #QQ, #IRC & #XMPP work just fine from one single *"phat" client*! - Can we please get that back? #api0 #Enshittification

Het aantal mensen in Nederland dat de chatapp Signal gebruikt, is in de eerste helft van dit jaar meer dan verdubbeld naar 1,8 miljoen gebruikers.

Slechts 1 procent van de Signalgebruikers heeft WhatsApp opgezegd, en 1 procent zegt WhatsApp nooit te hebben gebruikt.

De volgende stap is nu eerst in Signal te kijken en daarna pas in WhatsApp en voor Signal te kiezen als je een groep aanmaakt.

nos.nl/l/2575477

nos.nlOnderzoek: Signal fors gegroeid, amper stoppers bij WhatsAppNewcom vroeg een representatief panel naar hun socialemediagebruik en daar kwam uit dat Signal bijna 2 miljoen gebruikers heeft, maar dat WhatsApp nog altijd veruit de grootste berichtendienst is.

Admit to being quite disappointed, yet not really surprised I guess.

Gave all family and friends on WhatsApp plenty of notice that I would be ditching WA on the 25th of this month, but could be found on Signal. Most of the family have joined me on Signal but few friends. I of course said the ditching WA was just my choice and they should keep it if they wanted, but I got a lot of 'no thanks' responses. Oh well, "Change averse" would seem to be the lesson.

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@ZDF finde ich total toll, nur bei mir sind sie nach dem Senden mit #Signal nicht animiert, auch in meinem Chat nicht, nur in der Vorschau

Minä: Sun pitäis asentaa kans Signali, niin voidaan jutella sielä
Puoliso: Okei
Viikko jo takana, eikä yhtään syrjähyppyä viesteissä. Ja tämähän jo kattaa vähintään 3/4 head2head viestimääristä.

Ja aiemmin jo työporukasta 4/7 on liittynyt signaaliin.