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Introducing Signal PINs: A method of storing some account data (profile, settings, etc.) securely on Signal servers in case you lose or switch devices

Posted by Deimos
Tags: privacy, signal, messaging, short read
https://signal.org/blog/signal-pins/

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Signal Messenger: Speak Freely
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  1. Gaywallet
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    I've been wondering why they pushed that so aggressively through the UI in the last several weeks. If they had told me WHY they wanted me to create a pin I probably would have found the ever...

    I've been wondering why they pushed that so aggressively through the UI in the last several weeks. If they had told me WHY they wanted me to create a pin I probably would have found the ever present pop-up (well, at least until you set up a PIN) a little less annoying.

    11 votes
  2. 9000
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    Is there a list anywhere of what exactly is backed up via Signal Pins and what is backed up via the normal backup method? I assume the amount of data protected by the pin is relatively small, at...

    Is there a list anywhere of what exactly is backed up via Signal Pins and what is backed up via the normal backup method? I assume the amount of data protected by the pin is relatively small, at least compared to potentially a GB or more of message backups, but does anyone know of a list that explicitly describes what is in each?

    3 votes