▲ 200 ▼ Signal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take? (aboutsignal.com) submitted 2 months ago by unglueclass23@programming.dev to c/privacy@programming.dev 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl -4 points 2 months ago (4 children) Because Signal wants a link to your identity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] toofpic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) The post is literally about Signal developing a way to log in without that link permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 2 months 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Why would they? Do you have anything to back that opinion up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago Yeah, their history of claiming they'll do this, but never do. All their decisions to require a phone number or some other identity link permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) The post is literally about Signal developing a way to log in without that link permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 2 months 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 2 months 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Why would they? Do you have anything to back that opinion up? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago Yeah, their history of claiming they'll do this, but never do. All their decisions to require a phone number or some other identity link permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago Yeah, their history of claiming they'll do this, but never do. All their decisions to require a phone number or some other identity link permalink fedilink source parent