Do any Cosonauts use the Session messenger? I like what I'm reading in their FAQ. It appears to be what I was hoping Signal would be: A secure messenger with no phone number or anything else tied to your IRL identity.
Just installed the app, and it looks well-designed. My ID is in my CoSo profile if anyone wants to try it.
@voltronic It looks very similar to Signal
@szethsonson
Yes, but with nothing tied to your identity. It's just about as easy as Signal to get up and running. My experience as a new user starting from a phone:
1. Install app
2. Create a user name
3. Record your recovery passphrase. (Very similar to Keybase).
4. Session generates your ID. This is what you give to other people to connect to you.
@szethsonson
^ If you need another reason to try Session over Signal, it seems they added a 'payments' feature a while back. While this might seem like a neat idea at first, it's pretty transparent that they did this to pump their own new MobileCoin.
https://www.wired.com/story/signal-mobilecoin-cryptocurrency-payments/