Signal's nickname feature can protect you from accidentally adding the wrong person to a group chat (www.404media.co)
from ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 26 Mar 16:39
https://lemmy.world/post/27420208

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.

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Carrolade@lemmy.world on 26 Mar 16:45 next collapse

or maybe “national security adviser,”

lol

vegeta@lemmy.world on 26 Mar 16:47 next collapse

I have several Signal nicknames:

John Baron

Dougal McStormy

Hot4tinPoo

Nobady can tell who I am

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world on 26 Mar 16:58 next collapse

“When the enemy is making a false movement we must take good care not to interrupt him.”

Bogasse@lemmy.ml on 26 Mar 17:17 next collapse

If you were to discuss national security maters with someone, please just verify your safety numbers, IRL or through another safe and verified channel 🙄

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works on 26 Mar 23:44 collapse

national security maters

<img alt="" src="https://avatarfiles.alphacoders.com/250/25075.jpg">

Aatube@kbin.melroy.org on 26 Mar 17:47 next collapse

>adds Dick van Dyke instead of Department of Defense

wedge@lemmy.one on 26 Mar 18:37 next collapse

I would say don’t teach them how to use Signal, but they clearly don’t read anyway so fuck it.

hakunawazo@lemmy.world on 26 Mar 19:23 next collapse

Jason messing up the Signal chat.
<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d5830e8c-ed99-4b4f-94b7-7c4eeb51b865.jpeg">

fubarx@lemmy.world on 26 Mar 19:34 next collapse

Signal could improve its user interface around groups and people with duplicate display names.

Nah, they really shouldn’t. Way more fun this way.

floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 26 Mar 19:42 next collapse

A brain can also do that

Xanza@lemm.ee on 26 Mar 21:20 next collapse

This is precisely why I have all contacts saved very specifically in my phone; Company - Fname Lname (position)

Looks like;

US Government - Pete Hegseth (Secretary of Defense)

Gives you all the information you could need. Even drunk I’ve never accidentally messaged someone else, or added some rando to the group chat before we bombed the Houthis.

davidgro@lemmy.world on 26 Mar 22:37 collapse

" He… He’s a special ops trainer.

What was his name?

Yeah. Jack Trainer.

So he’s a trainer named Jack Trainer?

That’s how I have everybody in my phone. See, “Janice Mom.”

“Larry Doorknob.” “Stacy Butt Stuff.” "

umbrella@lemmy.ml on 26 Mar 22:57 next collapse

ssssshhhhhh!!

shush about this one!

sik0fewl@lemmy.ca on 26 Mar 23:43 next collapse

  • Jeffrey Goldberg DO NOT ADD!!!
rdri@lemmy.world on 27 Mar 00:47 next collapse

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.

kouichi@ani.social on 27 Mar 02:03 next collapse

It literally is just skill issue if you add a wrong person lol

NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world on 27 Mar 05:46 collapse

Let’s call it the “Hegseth switch”