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Signal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take? (aboutsignal.com)
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[–] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I don't understand why an email registration is not an option? it was the default from when online services and apps appeared in the first place, and until about 5 years ago (depending on types of services/apps), and it's security and anonymity was purely based on you using your "main" address or a throwaway.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The article says their main reason is spam/abuse, as requiring a phone number adds some sort of gate to lessen that. Emails are easier to create en-masse. I don’t agree with using phone numbers either, I’m just relaying their reasons.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    I would guess the sudden influx of massive amounts of traffic would force them to charge for the service, and they don't want to do that. Requiring a phone number, while invasive to some, does cut down on a tremendous amount of automated/bot/spam traffic.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Because Signal wants a link to your identity.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The post is literally about Signal developing a way to log in without that link

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago

    And I'm telling you, it won't happen. They will probably require some other UUID.

    Signal had made it clear that they need to identify their user's identities.

    Mark my words: if you try to create an account on TAILS, and your fingerprint isn't unique, you'll get an error when you try to create the account.

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