Signal also checked with US government sources about the alleged flaw, which cropped up over the weekend, but says those 'we spoke to have no info suggesting this is a valid claim.'
it was actively promoting to enable the feature during or shortly after setup which could be easily confused for being part of the process and most people i know didn’t actively read it, activated it and then where wondering why they get messages from X (sms) suddenly in signal, or assuming people are on signal, because it suggested regular contacts as well (which would be sms)
It was off by default. Hardly “confusing.”
it was actively promoting to enable the feature during or shortly after setup which could be easily confused for being part of the process and most people i know didn’t actively read it, activated it and then where wondering why they get messages from X (sms) suddenly in signal, or assuming people are on signal, because it suggested regular contacts as well (which would be sms)