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Signal

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Signal is a "private" instant messenger.

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Spyware level: MEDIUM

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You need to give Signal your phone number to work

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You cannot create an account in Signal without giving it your phone number.

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Signal is not completly Peer-To-Peer

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Signal claims to be a Peer-To-Peer messenger. But this is not true because Signal stores your phone number in the servers.1

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Signal encourages to be downloaded from Google Play

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Signal encourages to be downloaded from Google Play. Google play required the "Google Play Services" rootkit. And Signal developers don't want to change this.2

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Further reading

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Signal considered harmful

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References

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1: A Look Into Signal’s Encrypted Profiles

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2: Request: Google Play signed download alternative

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