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Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cryptocurrency

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544 points josh2600 | 1 comments | 06 Apr 21 16:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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cdogl ◴[06 Apr 21 23:13 UTC] No.26718524[source]▶
Long-time Signal user here, with a number of technical and non-technical friends, colleagues and acquaintances who also use it. I don't know who was asking for this. And I think it really dilutes Signal's message.

I believe that everyone has a fundamental right to secure, private communication. Some people may hold the same belief for the right to transfer funds. I don't agree and I suspect many others feel the same. That tension alone makes this look like a bad decision to me.

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1. bmarquez ◴[07 Apr 21 00:31 UTC] No.26719103[source]▶
I don't know what who was asking for this either, especially when what I consider to be core features are still missing.

Signal for iOS still doesn't support message backup like the Android version.

And Telegram introduced a feature to import old Whatsapp chats into new Telegram conversations, a form of "backup". This was great when I was migrating away from Whatsapp, and made the decision between Signal and Telegram easy for casual conversations where encryption wasn't a priority.