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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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

@Jerry Can the maps be turned off?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @JerryThe fork #molly uses #openstreetmap so it would be possible.

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  • @Jerry that's shocking! I wonder what they have to say about that

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @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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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @Jerry It is foolish to think that anything you do on the Internet is fully secure. There are only degrees of security, and you get what you pay for. If you are a person of interest, forget about personal electronic security. Signal and all the other apps are selling the hope of privacy, not actual privacy.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @Jerry Compared to the competition, I'd say that's still pretty good? Do hope they re-consider the Google integration, even if they're proxying it.

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