How I'm now using Signal on UT
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Well I'm not sure, but it seems like the signalbot server : tchncs.de is the one who connects to signal, and fetches messages, decrypts them, and then redirects them through matrix. So they get to have the possibility to see unencrypted messages, which voids a bit the utility of signal.
One interesting thing would be to be able to host the matrix bridge at home, or even on the phone itself, but seems a bit complicated.
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@pparent said in How I'm now using Signal on UT:
it seems like the signalbot server : tchncs.de is the one who connects to signal, and fetches messages, decrypts them, and then redirects them through matrix. So they get to have the possibility to see unencrypted messages, which voids a bit the utility of signal.
If the encryption matters to you, then it does. I think you should only use a bridge if you feel you can trust the person who hosts it.
And yes, hosting it yourself is an option, but that's more work / a bit more complicated. A loss of convenience is often te price we pay for privacy / security.
I don't think it can be done on the phone. But I've never looked into it.
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@Sander I removed and re-bridged whatsapp and messages are already decrypted so, it worked! Big thanks for the support
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@Marcos May I ask, how do you remove a bridge? I couldn't find much info on that? I think of re-doing my signal bridge since somehow I get no notifications but an unread counter of 1. Something is stuck somewhere.
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Hi @pparent
You have the possibility to host the bridge at home as far as I can tell.
That's the beauty and magic of Open Source Software...Of course it requires some time and efforts. One has to make their own security/privacy assessment.
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@danfro I do not fully remind the details but what I did was:
1- Erase all the app data on the UT Cinny (using UT Tweak Tool)
2- Remove the whatsapp bridge from Beeper (I had it installed on another phone to confirm the bridge was working, set up the configuration, etc). Not sure how I did but, if I remember well, there is an option on the network to remove whatsapp.
3- Reconfigured the Cinny on UT (i.e. to follow the steps to allow the encription topic)
4- To build the bridge with Whatsapp again on Beeper on the non UT phone
5- Open Cinny on UT phone.
That decrypted the messages on Cinny.
Later on, although I guess not mandatory nor needed, I removed Beeper installation from the non UT phone.
I hope it helps.
