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Signal Secure Backups

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988 points keyboardJones | 3 comments | 08 Sep 25 16:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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drnick1 ◴[08 Sep 25 19:19 UTC] No.45172646[source]▶
Are backups really necessary? I have always regarded texts (over Signal or SMS) as ephemeral. No one is or should be sending valuable information over Signal, and if you happen to receive something you want to keep, you can always do so manually.
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1. mimischi ◴[08 Sep 25 19:28 UTC] No.45172771[source]▶
Why do you think our should not? Sincerely asking.

And while I’m here, if you’re implying that Signal is Blut trustworthy, you should step out of the HN bubble and have a look around what everyone and their dog shares through less secure means

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2. drnick1 ◴[08 Sep 25 19:43 UTC] No.45172968[source]▶
I did not mean to say that there are better options for encrypted communication. My point was that my use case is texts like "I'll be in the gym at 6:00 bro", not things that I really want to keep or backup. If someone sends a picture or a file that I want to keep, I can already do so manually.
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3. kelnos ◴[08 Sep 25 19:53 UTC] No.45173091[source]▶
My use case is everything from yours, up to deep personal conversations, and photos and videos that I'd like not to lose.

I don't feel like backing these up manually; it's a computer, and its job is to do tedious, repetitive, easy-to-forget tasks so I don't have to.