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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago

Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?

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Downsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago

I’m thinking of the things listed on the Privacy Guides real-time communication section

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/

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Yeah, about that. https://www.signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
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  That’s my point. The phone number IS STILL required to create an account at Signal!
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    I see.

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