ZeroCool to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • edit-22 years agoSignal tests usernames that keep your phone number privatewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square86arrow-up1517file-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1517external-linkSignal tests usernames that keep your phone number privatewww.bleepingcomputer.comZeroCool to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • edit-22 years agomessage-square86file-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-square@BobGnarley@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•2 years agoSo if Im at a music festival or something similar and I dont have phone service I can still just make a hotspot and send messages out through the hotspot signal?? Thats so awesome if Im understanding that correctly
minus-square@pedroapero@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•1 year agoYou would likely face another issue in that scenario: briar + hotspot draining your battery.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoOnly if those you’re sending to are also on the same hotspot signal. Basically, you’re creating a local wifi network, and Briar works over WLAN.
So if Im at a music festival or something similar and I dont have phone service I can still just make a hotspot and send messages out through the hotspot signal?? Thats so awesome if Im understanding that correctly
You would likely face another issue in that scenario: briar + hotspot draining your battery.
Only if those you’re sending to are also on the same hotspot signal. Basically, you’re creating a local wifi network, and Briar works over WLAN.