minus-squareusername@lemm.eetoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Why does Signal want a phone number to register if it's supposedly privacy first?linkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-21 day agoHaven’t seen anyone link this here so I’ll link it myself https://dessalines.github.io/essays/why_not_signal.html Some things are outdated, like how you had to give others your phone number (although it’s still necessary for signup) but most of these still hold up linkfedilink
minus-squareusername@lemm.eetoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•The Privacy Iceberglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoCromite linkfedilink
Haven’t seen anyone link this here so I’ll link it myself
https://dessalines.github.io/essays/why_not_signal.html
Some things are outdated, like how you had to give others your phone number (although it’s still necessary for signup) but most of these still hold up