@AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 8 months agoDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?message-square87fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?@AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square87fedilinkfile-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-squarelemmyreaderlinkfedilinkEnglish21•8 months 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@lemm.eelinkfedilink6•8 months agoThe username release is quite recent for those not participating in beta versions of Signal.
minus-square@LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink3•8 months agoOhh, I wasn’t aware that it was still necessary for registering.
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.