Signal Cloud Backups are now available to test!
“Backup your messages and media using Signal’s secure, end-to-end encrypted storage service. Never lose a message when you get a new phone or reinstall Signal”
Learn more about Signal Backups and how you can help test the new feature: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984
Testing is currently open for Android, with staging versions coming to Desktop and iOS soon.
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thanks but fucking never on earth, thanks.
data retention is arguably the greatest threat after poor security.
And by the way, is this “cloud” in scope of the US CLOUD Act,maybe?@[email protected] The migration path from iOS to Android and vice versa is the most important here (after the cloud thing itself), IMHO.
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Please make it possible to self host that backup service.Here are more screenshots of the full setup process for the upcoming #Signal Cloud Backups feature:
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From the #Signal Community thread announcing Cloud Backup public testing (emoji added for emphasis):
"The new backup system fulfills so many of the things people have wanted for so long:
🔒 Hosted by Signal, so your data is safe even if you made a local backup but dropped your phone in a lake.
📲 The ability to dynamically offload media so that Signal takes up less space on your phone, while still letting you download that media on the fly if you scroll back.
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Backup to WebDAV, please💾 An independent backup format that is readable by all clients, so that you can do things like backup on Android and restore on iOS.
🆓 A generous optional free tier that will ensure that all of the text content of your messages is backed up, as well as the most recent 45 days of media.
🌱 A fairly-priced paid tier that allows us to offer 100GB of media storage in a way that is sustainable for us as an organization."
Read more here: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984?u=salt505
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Absolutely excellent. I think this will help drive adoption with friends.
