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Is it possible to redirect WhatsApp and Signal calls to a landline? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 days ago by marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've been thinking about this for a bit but I couldn't come up with anything.

The idea is that you have a VOIP number and some self-hosted VOIP infrastructure connected to a landline phone. WhatsApp, Signal and voice traffic from other apps would be redirected to this landline phone instead of your mobile phone.

Is there a way to do this? How do I get started?

Reasoning: I can now keep my phone isolated, wrapped in a thick towel and inside a solid box to prevent it from eavesdropping on me inside my own house.

Please do not respond with messages like "you're too paranoid", it doesn't help.

Thanks

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This would be a cool gimmick

If you want to maximize paranoia, don't forwarded end to end encrypted communication over unencrypted systems

[–] marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes I realised that after I posted, sorry. Do you have any other ideas I could look at? I just want to keep my phone locked up and away from me when I'm in the house but still be able to talk to family over the chat apps they use (they are not very technically literate so Simplex is out of the question; it took a lot of convincing to get some of them in Signal)

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

use a house phone with only signal installed on it.

use a different phone user with only signal installed on it (you can use molly to share the same account on multiple phones)

[–] marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's still the same problem no? If I can't DeGoogle a phone then I don't know what and how much data is being captured. Honestly I really liked the idea to just keep the desktop app running on a separate PC with headphones plugged in. I'm wondering if USB landline converters exist so I can have it ring when a call comes but then I can speak like when I'm wearing headphones.

Thank you for the suggestion though

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

You can use some voip service to have regular phone calls go to your pc.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 days ago

Why can't you degoogle a phone?

You can use GrapheneOS, or lineageOS... or a iphone, or a chinese phone...

Since its your home network you can block all network access except to signal for the phone.