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

submitted 4 days ago by 0101100101@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] nucleative@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Is it possible to use a voip based SMS for registration?

Those are a little easier to get anonymously then physical sim cards.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Too many steps.

Despite this, escaping WhatsApp and Discord, anti-libre software, is more important.

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this post was submitted on 11 May 2025

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