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<h1 >Signal</h1>
<p><img src="../images/Signal-logo.png" /></p>
<p>Signal is a "private" instant messenger.</p>
<h2 >Spyware level: <font style="color:yellow;">MEDIUM</font></h2>
<h2 >You need to give Signal your phone number to work</h1>
<p>You cannot create an account in Signal without giving it your phone number.</p>
<h3 >Signal is not completly Peer-To-Peer</h1>
<p>Signal claims to be a Peer-To-Peer messenger. But this is not true because Signal stores <strong>your phone number</strong> in the servers.<a href="#fn1" class="footnote-ref" ><sup>1</sup></a></p>
<h3 >Signal encourages to be downloaded from Google Play</h1>
<p>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.<a href="#fn2" class="footnote-ref" ><sup>2</sup></a></p>
<h3 >Further reading</h1>
<p><a href="https://kill-9.xyz/harmful/software/signal">Signal considered harmful</a></p>
<h1 >References</h1>
<section class="footnotes" role="doc-endnotes">
<p>1: <a href="https://blog.0day.rocks/a-look-into-signals-encrypted-profiles-5491908186c1">A Look Into Signals Encrypted Profiles</a></p>
<p>2: <a href="https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/127">Request: Google Play signed download alternative</a></p>
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