@AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agoDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?message-square52fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up189arrow-down1message-squareDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?@AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-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-squarelemmyreaderlinkfedilinkEnglish19•1 year 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-square-> @jrgd@lemmy.ziplinkfedilink5•1 year agoThe username release is quite recent for those not participating in beta versions of Signal.
minus-square@LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink2•1 year agoOhh, I wasn’t aware that it was still necessary for registering.
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.