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by elric 2224 days ago
Indeed. It's stupid. And it's very much scaring off their less technical users. My aunt is nearly 80, she's been using signal for years, and the other day she sent me a very confused message about the PIN. She doesn't understand why it's suddenly there, and she doesn't want it there. Neither do I. And there's no way to turn it off? I won't be recommending signal anymore. It used to be a mostly secure drop-in replacement for the default SMS app, and it was truly stellar at that. But if it's going to become a pain to use, what's the point?