When I press on some message to forward it, it shows me Random usernames of contacts I don’t know. And it even shows some Mobile Numbers I don’t know. For example, one number starts with +964 that’s Iraq. I’m from Europe tho. These contacts and numbers are from all over the place.

Edit: This only happens on Signal Desktop. If I try to forward a message on Android it only shows my Contacts. And none of these unkown ones.

      • emptiestplace@lemmy.ml
        6·
        1 year ago

        Privacy aside, but just for a second - if we don’t hold ourselves to a higher standard, our standard will just be lower. That’s all that will happen.

        • 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚐@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 year ago

          We each make a choice according to our level of comfort in concern to privacy, or lack thereof, in how we choose to conduct ourselves afforded by the solutions we utilize and the rituals we observe.

          Remember, privacy can never be enforced or guaranteed, only encouraged. Best practices, as available, as it were.

      • anti-idpol action@programming.dev
        52·
        1 year ago

        Also, Signal’s centralization, sussy shenanigans with mobilecoin and not updating their server app repo for over a year (latter they ceased afterwards iirc but still very detrimental to trust, especially since git reflog manipulation is ridiculously easy) and dependence on proprietary libraries and network services (in case of libraries there are thankfully at least a couple forks without such dependencies). Plus most of their servers that aren’t necessarily CDN being located in glowieland…

        • 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚐@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 year ago

          The huge red flag to me is that Signal is no longer decried as the devil of western intelligence anymore.

          Frank Figliuzzi (former FBI cointel) and Chuck Rosenberg (former DEA admin) used to rail on about all of the dangers posed by Signal, but I haven’t heard an unkind word in over a couple years now.

          • anti-idpol action@programming.dev
            1·
            1 year ago

            French authorities consider it a “terrorist app”. Louis Rossmann made a video about it. It was in some court case but at this point I don’t remember whether it was a local court or higher and frankly don’t care enough to check.

    • ᗪᗩᗰᑎ@lemmy.ml
      158·
      1 year ago

      Likely because while simplex looks great and is very promising, it doesn’t add much to the conversation here. Signal is primarily a replacement for SMS/MMS, this means people generally would want their contacts readily available and discoverable to minimize the friction of securely messaging friends/family. Additionally it’s dangerous to be recommending a service that hasn’t been audited nor proven itself secure over time.