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Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I remember a time when visiting a website that opens a javacript dialog box asking for your name so the message "hi " could be displayed was baulked at.

Why does signal want a phone number to register? Is there a better alternative?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because it's centralized, I prefer SimpleX.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago

Privacy ≠ Anonymity ≠ Security

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

I think it's important to remember de difference between being private and being anonymous. Signal IS private. It's not anonymous. The same is true for many other apps/services.

Personally I like to be private. I don't really need to be anonymous.

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