@AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?message-square85fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?@AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-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-square@LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink-14•edit-22 years agoIt doesn’t require a phone number anymore. Edit: I was wrong. :p
minus-squarelemmyreaderlinkfedilinkEnglish21•2 years 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.ziplinkfedilink6•2 years agoThe username release is quite recent for those not participating in beta versions of Signal.
minus-square@LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink3•2 years agoOhh, I wasn’t aware that it was still necessary for registering.
It doesn’t require a phone number anymore.
Edit: I was wrong. :p
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.