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Finally, we can have usernames in Signal instead of giving our phone number to everybody.

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[–] Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Sign-up still requires a phone number.. -.-"

Checkout Matrix/Element ~~or Session~~,
there you can actually enjoy privacy by signing-up without a phone number/email:

Edit: Due to Session's company residing in Australia,
which appareantly has bad privacy laws,
i don't feel comfortable with recommending it anymore

[–] starflower@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago

Ah yes, Signal, known anti-privacy company

[–] debanqued@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

Sign-up still requires a phone number… -.-"

Thanks for the warning -- that was my first question. It is my top reason (among many other reasons) for avoiding Signal.

Checkout Matrix/Element or Session,

All 3 of the sites you linked are Cloudflare sites (thus antithetical to privacy). Yes, I know you can use some of that tech without touching CF, but when they run CF websites it reveals hypocrisy & not understanding the goals of their audience.