Encryption can’t protect you from adding the wrong person to a group chat. But there is also a setting to make sure you don’t.
You can add your own nickname to a Signal contact by clicking on the person’s profile picture in a chat with them then clicking “Nickname.” Signal says “Nicknames & notes are stored with Signal and end-to-end encrypted. They are only visible to you.” So, you can add a nickname to a Jason saying “co-founder,” or maybe “national security adviser,” and no one else is going to see it. Just you. When you’re trying to make a group chat, perhaps.
Signal could improve its user interface around groups and people with duplicate display names.
or maybe “national security adviser,”
lol
“When the enemy is making a false movement we must take good care not to interrupt him.”
Signal could improve its user interface around groups and people with duplicate display names.
Nah, they really shouldn’t. Way more fun this way.
Tip: you can also protect yourself from other group chat users leaking screenshots of your hateful comments - just don’t be an asshole, it’s not that difficult.
Let’s call it the “Hegseth switch”
Jason messing up the Signal chat.
I have several Signal nicknames:
John Baron
Dougal McStormy
Hot4tinPoo
Nobady can tell who I am
If you were to discuss national security maters with someone, please just verify your safety numbers, IRL or through another safe and verified channel 🙄
ssssshhhhhh!!
shush about this one!
