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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by dewey on Friday February 14, 2020 @03:20PM (#22330008)
I haven't used it in a while but I think it's probably similar to WhatsApp where it basically just tunnels it through your phone without actually running a Signal client on your machine.
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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by mfwoods on Friday February 14, 2020 @03:34PM (#22330130)
It's not, once linked the desktop client can be used independently of your phone.
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