On: Signal PINs

[enitihas]

No, the thing that Signal always aimed for was "Making mass surveillance impossible", and "privacy for the masses". If you remove the mass part, you remove the main goal of Signal.

The experts can maybe fork Signal, or use Matrix. Then there is always PGP/GPG.

[topranks → enitihas]

Also if it doesn’t appeal to “Joe Public” then it will remain niche and most people will be stuck using other things to reach friends and family.

[petre → topranks]

PINs kind of hinder that, wouldn't you agree?

[aspenmayer → enitihas]

Is the Signal server source code and build environment out yet?

[throwaway8941 → aspenmayer]

It's been out for at least 4 years.

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server