▲ 196 ▼ Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first? (programming.dev) submitted 1 year ago by 0101100101@programming.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 277 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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?
[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com -2 points 1 year ago Your theory sounds legit permalink fedilink source parent