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Re:Signal can now be used without Google Play Services by ycmbntrthrwaway on Monday February 20, 2017 @07:46PM (#13692333)
> And malicious peers can learn what chunks your node is handling.

They can't however tell if you are serving them or if you cached them due to their requests.

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Re:Signal can now be used without Google Play Services by mirimir on Monday February 20, 2017 @08:15PM (#13692458)
That's true. But it's a long way from "anonymous".
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