AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?message-squaremessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square87fedilinkfile-text
I’m thinking of the things listed on the Privacy Guides real-time communication section https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/
minus-squareLucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down17·edit-23 months agoIt doesn’t require a phone number anymore. Edit: I was wrong. :p
minus-squarelemmyreader@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·3 months agoAs far as I know Signal still requires a phone number to register an account. Since a while you can use usernames to connect with others instead of exchanging phone numbers.
minus-squarejrgd@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoThe username release is quite recent for those not participating in beta versions of Signal.
minus-squareLucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoOhh, I wasn’t aware that it was still necessary for registering.
It doesn’t require a phone number anymore.
Edit: I was wrong. :p
As far as I know Signal still requires a phone number to register an account. Since a while you can use usernames to connect with others instead of exchanging phone numbers.
The username release is quite recent for those not participating in beta versions of Signal.
Ohh, I wasn’t aware that it was still necessary for registering.