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[-] windpunch@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago

Signal knows all of their users’ phone numbers.

Only the hash of your phone number.

[-] CosmicGiraffe@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

How exactly is it hashed? There aren't that many possible phone numbers, so it might be viable to just try every valid number until you find one that matches

[-] 5dh@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 hours ago

Good correction, thanks

this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2024
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