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Signal chat protection against quantum computers
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this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2023
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I was under the impression that Signal could handle SMS and RCS and be a replacement for a phones messaging app. Am I misguided or is Signal more of an WhatsApp alternative that I can only communicate with people already on Signal
The latter is true unfortunately. Because of understandable security reasons they gave up the SMS integration about a year ago since it's unencrypted and not a good fit to the security standards of signal.
Until there is some form of open interconnection between messaging apps there will be no end to WhatsApp.
Don't get me wrong, signal is a great alternative, but it does not achieve more then it's core value of security, and this will never be enough.
Thanks for taking the time to educate me! It’s appreciated