Post #2768142
2023-12-14 14:09 UTC
@newstik@social.heise.de
There is a bunch of metadata that is made available when Signal links your Signal account to your Google device ID (which is needed to send push notifications):
- If your device has a Google account signed in (most do to install Signal from the Play Store) your Signal account will be linked to your Google account
- If you connect your phone to any wifi network, your Signal account will be linked to that wifi's IP address, often revealing your exact location to authorities
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@larma@mastodon.social 2023-12-14 14:11
@newstik@social.heise.de - If you have any other apps installed that use push notifications, those would be linked to your Google device ID and thus your Signal account as well. Authorities can then link any data they get from those other apps also to your Signal account (and thereby phone number and identity).