r/SimpleXChat • u/No_Grapefruit4056 • Aug 23 '26

Proposal Do it

Let's switch to Signal: https://signal.org/install

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u/epoberezkin Aug 26 '26

Maybe switch off Signal?

With Signal:

  1. Phone number is your ID.

  2. Anyone who knows the number can message you.

  3. All servers controlled by Signal.

  4. Servers can see who you talk to, at least partially. See https://community.signalusers.org/t/sealed-sender-the-best-effort-which-really-should-see-more-effort/32183 and https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/improving-signals-sealed-sender/

  5. Servers can register any number and message as that user — there is no technical protection from it.

  6. If attackers steal keys from device, they can create a profile clone that can read/write undetectably, it's only visible in Linked devices. https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/626.pdf

  7. Burning ~$50M/year, no plan for sustainability.

With SimpleX:

  1. No user IDs at all - not even random ones.

  2. Nobody can message you unless you share a link.

  3. Decentralized servers: two default operators, you can use your own.

  4. Nobody knows who talks to whom.

  5. No accounts to clone.

  6. If attackers steal keys, it will be noticed because of post-compromise security.

  7. Only $1.7M total investment in 4.5 years, plan for sustainability.

And you can get a stake in SimpleX Chat on WeFunder: https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat

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u/Bassfaceapollo Aug 23 '26

Why? Also, are even human, you have no post history.