alt Hacker NewsTBH this was my reason not to use Signal at all... same with WhatsApp super annoying linking between mobile and desktop :/
Why can't we use XMPP where you can have multiple device and accounts without required mobile phone? Oh I know - because dumb walled gardens and BigTech not liking it... it's a mirracle we got away with e-mail before they came to power :/
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You can use matrix and gate everything else into it on your rpi
If you think a device with storage mechanism that can simply connect to another computer and view all your keys is safe enough for your communication needs, then it is fine, you don't need to use Signal.
People use Signal because they don't want to be compromised when they just leave their phone / laptop unattended for a couple minutes on a bus or a train. They don't want to be in a situation if one day their laptop gets computer virus and they have to assume all these accounts are compromised and have to restart their digital identity all over again.
Doing end-to-end cryptography is hard enough to get right. Adding multiple devices to the mix makes it even harder.
So it's an explicit trade-off, made to keep your communication safer. Signal, in general, is uncompromising about privacy and about keeping metadata out of their hands.