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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by techntoke on Friday June 05, 2020 @12:24AM (#23425065)
For Signal desktop on Linux to not require that I validate my mobile device randomly to read my encrypted messages. If it used GPG then this wouldn't be a problem.
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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by ViViDboarder on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:46AM (#23425436)
What does this dialog look like? I don’t recall having seen that in my Signal desktop on Linux or Mac.
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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by techntoke on Friday June 05, 2020 @09:36PM (#23436023)
It looks like a yellow notification that says you need to re-link your mobile device, and in order to do so you have to take a picture of a QR code from your mobile device.
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