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> I see people expressing their concern about seeing their boss using the app, etc. and I just cannot relate.

Here's a situation I ran into: I have a stalker ex with whom I went no-contact ages ago. Years have gone by, I've been lucky enough to not hear from them in a while, it finally seems like the nightmare is over. They forgot about me and moved on to other things.

Then, they sign up for Signal. The app, for no discernable reason, sends them a message informing them that I'm also using it. Now I'm back in their head. I blocked their number on Signal, but I'm seeing "X viewed your profile" messages on LinkedIn, so it looks like the stalking frenzy might start again, all because Signal wants to be Whatsapp.

Why? It's one thing to let any signal user message me, it's another to actively remind people that I'm still around and reachable using it. SMS does not do this.