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Does that mean I can send messages to WhatsApp using Signal?
WhatsApp, Google Messenger, Facebook Messenger and Skype all implement the same Signal protocol.
The article's title is misleading, and did not explain how it would work at all.
Like, will the protocol also add logins for different services? I remember having a messenger app a while ago (Trillian), which would merge MSN, ICQ and other chat platforms into a single experience.
I can sorta get how DMs will work. Group chats may be much harder to implement.
I had all but forgotten about Trillian! Man, that was huge in my circles back in my youth. Such nostalgia reading that name again.
Miranda IM over Trillian any day of the week!
Trillian? A while ago? Maaaan, that's almost two decades ago... Nostalgia just hit me
Also to add a very important question: will Facebook then be able to harvest all of our Signal metadata like they do for WhatsApp?
Hopefully the opposite is true. There'e end-to-end encryption and if the client isn't written by meta, then meta can't intercept after decryption.
Being able to use meta's chat platform without any of their code being executable on your device is a big improvement. They can't scrape your contacts and data at all.
I recommend seeing talks from Matrix protocol that explain potencial and doable solutions.
Only if Signal decided to apply for connection, which I doubt they'll do.
It would be cool tho if you could. I don't wanna use WhatsApp but I'm basically forced to because everyone else in my family uses it.
Yeah, for me my family and close friends have no problem because I explained and told I am not going to use Facebook products. But when meeting new people, especially groups of people there is a big barrier.
I hope it will.