<![CDATA[Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices?]]>Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices? It's really handy.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a0348eb3-7ce3-42ed-8005-d999ed058f3c/am-i-the-only-one-to-use-signal-and-whatsapp-as-file-transfer-tools-between-different-devicesRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 05:19:16 GMTFri, 24 Apr 2026 11:48:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices? on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:54:29 GMT]]>@davep I use e-mail and in theory it's possible with just one e-mail address but I'm lazy.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.derg.nz/users/VickForcella/statuses/116461198993723176https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.derg.nz/users/VickForcella/statuses/116461198993723176Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:54:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices? on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:45:12 GMT]]>@davep @Daseinsappeal yes, and also, unless you're using Tuta mail or Proton, your emails are not E2EE, while Signal is 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/115870217026746228/statuses/116460690661631146https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/115870217026746228/statuses/116460690661631146Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:45:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices? on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:58:59 GMT]]>@Daseinsappeal @RedRed
Less secure. And takes fractionally more effort, which is the real reason.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116460508877402110https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116460508877402110Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:58:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices? on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:42:17 GMT]]>@RedRed @davep Why not mail?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/Daseinsappeal/statuses/116460443216090722https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/Daseinsappeal/statuses/116460443216090722Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:42:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices? on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:30:11 GMT]]>@davep the consensus is that WhatsApp's E2EE is real, so they won't even see file names. But they do collect: when you use the app, how long you use the app, who you chat with, device information (hardware model, operating system information, battery level, signal strength, app version, browser information, mobile network, connection information [including phone number, mobile operator or ISP], language and time zone, IP address, device operations information, and identifiers), and your location.

TL;DR: they are able to track you across the web when you browse on a device with WhatsApp installed

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/115870217026746228/statuses/116459687890899304https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/115870217026746228/statuses/116459687890899304Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:30:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices? on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:08:48 GMT]]>@RedRed They'll possibly see the file name, but who knows what they do on the device before sending (or after receiving). I do tend to exclusively use Signal nowadays, but I've got one laptop where I only have WhatsApp installed because I'm a lazy bugger.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116459603802624873https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116459603802624873Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:08:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Am I the only one to use Signal and WhatsApp as file transfer tools between different devices? on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:04:49 GMT]]>@davep absolutely yes Signal. However WhatsApp's entire business plan is based on metadata collection, so I didn't install it on any devices I decoupled from Big Tech

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