cm0002@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 months agoRecent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.github.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkRecent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.github.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareCoyoteFacts@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44arrow-down1·6 months agoI imagine this would be backing up to Signal’s servers, not restricting local backups? Seems like a harmless way to raise money; I’d wait for a blog post for them to explain their reasoning.
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minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-26 months agoI can confirm that, as someone else who has been passively listening to discussions about it, that’s the exact impression I got. Information is available on the unofficial Signal wiki, if you feel like digging around. Edit: apparently discussions go back at least a year. Here’s one titled “Signal is getting Cloud Backups”
I imagine this would be backing up to Signal’s servers, not restricting local backups? Seems like a harmless way to raise money; I’d wait for a blog post for them to explain their reasoning.
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I can confirm that, as someone else who has been passively listening to discussions about it, that’s the exact impression I got.
Information is available on the unofficial Signal wiki, if you feel like digging around.
Edit: apparently discussions go back at least a year. Here’s one titled “Signal is getting Cloud Backups”