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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by imglorp on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @02:02PM (#43105983)
To be clear, someone will/can track WHO you talk to. Right?
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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by mmooss on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @03:05PM (#43106857)
My understanding is that they can/do on WhatsApp.

On Signal, unless there is a some bug or outright fraud, afaik they cannot - that is one of their fundamental goals, and they did a lot of work to develop communication technology that worked without revealing that metadata.

(Of course, if someone gets access to your phone, then they know who you are talking to.)

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by seb1204 on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:27PM (#43107935)
That kind of meta data is not stored by signal as far as I know. But yes, data stream between two end points can be linked to communicating with each other.
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