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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by whyever on Friday January 25, 2019 @09:56AM (#18998407)
> Use Signal if you absolutely need end to end encryption, extremely secure chat, and no way to use it outside of your phone being on and connected to the Internet.

You can use Signal on Desktop without your phone being online. (This does not work with WhatsApp.)

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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by throwawaylolx on Friday January 25, 2019 @10:29AM (#18998745)
How does it work? Where is the private key stored?
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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by lorenzhs on Friday January 25, 2019 @10:37AM (#18998815)
On the desktop. It's synced when you set up your desktop client (you have to scan a QR code on your phone).
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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by daemin on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:00PM (#18999856)
And therein lies the problem the original poster was referring to: no way to create a WhatsApp account without a phone number.
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