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Signal introduces usernames and phone number privacy. (signal.org)

submitted 8 months ago by 7eter@feddit.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] preasket@lemy.lol 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Personally, I care about the phone number requirement not because I don't want to reveal it to Signal servers, but because it limits access to Signal for people in countries that block their SMS service - registration messages just don't arrive

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's specific to signal? Like they want to block people registering or what's up with that SMS block?

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 3 points 8 months ago

Not specific to Signal. I believe he was referring to places where Twilio doesn't serve, for example because of sanctions.