Signal Plans Changes for Phishing Protection (heise.de)

• Signal adds warnings for unknown contacts to combat phishing.
• CEO Whittaker rejects profile name scanning for privacy reasons.
• Focus on education and encryption without compromise.

"Signal is implementing new warnings to protect users from phishing attacks. A prompt will appear when receiving a message from an unknown contact. CEO Meredith Whittaker opposes scanning profile names, citing privacy concerns. Instead, Signal focuses on contextual warnings and user education without compromising end-to-end encryption."