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submitted 1 year ago by aura@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

signal requires a phone number to sign up. a phone number could be used to trace your signal account back to you. so why do people, especially privacy enthusiasts and experts (like edward snowden), still use it and endorse it when it lacks anonymity in that sense? i get that people could use a voip number or something to sign up, but still.

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Because its the best right now in terms of usability and popularity. I don't like it but it does work

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