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

submitted 1 day 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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[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What are you doing to help others escape WhatsApp, anti-libre software?

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Obviously Signal is the lesser evil, but don't use Signal if you are planning a revolt is what I'm saying.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Obviously Signal is the lesser evil, but don't use Signal if you are planning a revolt is what I'm saying.

or if you're the US' secretary of defense and you're going to bomb Houthis

🤷

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

🤣 Absolute shitshow lmfao. Signal is not approved for war communications, that was a security breach (not to mention, adding the journalist), and he risked jepardizing his entire mission.

But on the other hand, having such incompetent fascists is a good thing for the resistance.

[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Put that at the start. This is c/privacy, not c/revolt.