Post #1237470
2026-03-12 08:12 UTC
Replies (3)
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@shibacomputer@post.lurk.org 2026-03-12 08:15
@dissident @groxx Signal used to alert you to someone on your contact list joining Signal, with no opt out and no prompt in the interface.
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@aral@mastodon.ar.al 2026-03-12 08:22
@dissident @groxx @shibacomputer @Mer__edith No, this is by default. If you’re in someone’s phone book, it automatically snitches on you that you’ve joined Signal. So, say, your abuser is still in your phone book (so you can know to avoid their calls) and they’re on Signal. The moment you join, they’ll be notified that you’ve joined Signal. (I got a notification when a prime minister I met once but had the number of joined.) That, and it’s “won’t take no for an answer” (remind me later) antipattern when it comes to enabling notifications are two major issues with Signal that, sadly, remain unaddressed.
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@dalias@hachyderm.io 2026-03-12 13:39
@dissident @groxx @shibacomputer @Mer__edith It wasn't spamming your contacts book, but rather letting others who had you in their contacts book and who were already using Signal see that you joined Signal. This was a gross privacy violation. Nowadays there's control over whether others can see that and even whether you can be looked up by phone number at all.