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  "path": "/t/normie-messaging-app-versus-email/37231#post_11",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T03:19:38.000Z",
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  "textContent": "beantaco:\n\n> Some app (anti)feature related issues I imagine may be of concern are (listing this primarily for my own reference)\n>\n>   * The Android app’s mandatory permissions\n>   * Leakage of account ownership information etc via contact discovery\n>   * Disabling or bypassing E2EE by mistake\n>   * Leakage of messages via notifications\n>   * Delivery receipts and read receipts\n>   * Leakage of URLs inside messages via URL previews\n>   * Absence of disappearing messages\n>\n\n\nFirst I need to make a correction. Letter sealing launched as an optional setting, it is now default. I’ll try to answer your questions as best I can.\n\n  * Android permissions: I and everyone I talk with on LINE use iPhones so I do not have familiarity with the Android version of the app.\n  * You can turn off contact discovery; I have it set so I have to manually add contacts either by sending a link or scanning a QR code in person. I am not searchable by number/user ID/etc.\n  * E2EE is on by default and I don’t think it can be turned off anymore, at least for the functions it covers. Importantly, group voice/video calls **are not** E2EE but 1-on-1 voice/video calls are\n  * Notifications is really an OS level issue, not an app level one. If you are concerned about this I would just disable notifications.\n  * This can be activated but there is not documentation on whether or not they are E2EE\n  * There is no mention of URL previews in their documentation, I would assume it is not E2EE but that is an assumption\n  * Disappearing messages are not an option; how much of a concern this depends on your conversation content.\n\n\n\nI Hope this is helpful. Overall you have to balance your security concerns with the risk. When dealing with ‘normies’, I focus on harm reduction rather than a perfect solution. LINE is a harm-reduction compared to Gmail or SMS so I would consider it a positive development in your communication with your friend.",
  "title": "Normie messaging app versus email"
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