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Is it still not possible to make pseudo anonymous signal app groups? Like without every bloke having my phone number (lemmy.perthchat.org)

submitted 2 years ago by thursday_j@lemmy.perthchat.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/post/270408

Some local drug dealers and addicts use signal and I def don't want them having my phone number.

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[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I recently heard about Databag. It's a decentralized and federated end to end encrypted messaging service. It could help with the issue. As long as you have or know someone who could run a node on some server space or even a rasberry pi

[–] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Matrix and element?