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The # Signal App gets only a 9 out of 10 for # Privacy protection, and it's not just because it requires a phone number (hear-me.social)
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The #Signal App gets only a 9 out of 10 for #Privacy protection, and it's not just because it requires a phone number."While most of Google’s analytics are turned off in the Signal app, it still uses the Google Maps API to handle location data. Calls to Google Maps turn over a bunch of metadata, including the IP you’re connecting from. For a project that’s so invested in privacy, it’s surprising that Signal doesn’t use an open source alternative such as Open Street Map."They call a Google API with location data and hand over the IP? Seriously?mozillafoundation.org/en/nothi#cybersecurity

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@Jerry They're not "hanging over the IP", the request comes from your device so naturally they know the IP address of the sender. It also seems like this information is shared for the purposes of the feature to send your location as a message attachment, which prompts for confirmation first.

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