cm0002@lemdro.id to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 18 days agoSignal AppImage now officially available for Linuxaboutsignal.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down11
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minus-squaremarxismtomorrow@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down14·17 days agoDoes it still require a phone number, thus eliminating all possibility of privacy?
minus-squaretalentedkiwi@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up20·17 days agoThere’s a difference between privacy and anonymity. You can have privacy without anonymity. So, it’s about what you want out of the app. If you’re looking for anonymity then it’s not the app for you, and there are other apps that can do that better.
minus-squareSynapse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·17 days agoYou still require a phone number to register. You can then create a username and hide your phone number. That’s what Signal offers at this time.
Does it still require a phone number, thus eliminating all possibility of privacy?
There’s a difference between privacy and anonymity. You can have privacy without anonymity. So, it’s about what you want out of the app. If you’re looking for anonymity then it’s not the app for you, and there are other apps that can do that better.
You still require a phone number to register. You can then create a username and hide your phone number. That’s what Signal offers at this time.