▲ 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?
[+] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* Put that at the start. This is c/privacy, not c/revolt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) 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 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* Put that at the start. This is c/privacy, not c/revolt. permalink fedilink source parent