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Happy #GlobalSwitchDay (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by amzd@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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[-] zloubida@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

you don’t need to give anyone your phone number

You do not need to give your number anymore to use Signal.

[-] amzd@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

You cannot make a Signal account without phone number so that’s not true.

[-] zloubida@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

But we are not obliged to share it with our correspondents.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Unregistered users can't chat, so it needs a number, as OP said.

[-] amzd@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

Yeah I’d rather not share my identity though. Seems like an odd requirement for a “private” messenger

[-] zloubida@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Private ≠ anonymous.

[-] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Signal is not anonymous.

[-] amzd@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

Signal is neither of those

[-] Zangoose@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Signal is private in that other people can't intercept your messages, including signal. The signal app is open-source so you can be relatively certain it's not tracking your decrypted messages, unlike closed-source apps like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger or any other private social media.

Signal is not anonymous from an account standpoint, because you need a phone number to sign up, even if you can choose not to display it in your account.