I was recently trying to run Signal, the encrypted messaging system. At signal.org, they do offer a download of what's called "Signal Desktop", but in the fine print they say it won't work unless you also install the app on "your phone". In my case, I don't have an evilphone, so I gather I can't run the SIgnal app as they intend. I am using Ubuntu currently on my desktop.
I had some questions: --Has anyone found a way of sending and receiving messages thru Signal without an evilphone? For instance, is it possible to run a version of Android or iOS on top of a Linux desktop and run Signal that way without bringing in too much of Android/iOS phones' evilness? --Or if people haven't tried this personally, does someone have an idea how it could be done? --Are detailed instructions available? --Intuitively, it seems kind of strange that a system like Signal would be provided in a way that you have to give up your privacy to a tech-exploiting megacorporation before you can use it. Signal has been around for quite a while and I would have thought it was pretty mature. Does the best available path to using Signal still require you to have a Google/Apple account (ick!) or have Google Play watch you downloading the app (yuck!) _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@driftwood.blu.org https://driftwood.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
