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Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by 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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[–] 19 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

https://jami.net/

Offers the same privacy but is not centralised. it's peer to peer

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    But like TOR, can entry / exit nodes be used to tie the two ends together through e.g. timing attacks?

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