7eter@feddit.de to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoSignal introduces usernames and phone number privacy.signal.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkSignal introduces usernames and phone number privacy.signal.org7eter@feddit.de to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarefuzzzerd@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoSeems the second group is a vocal minority. This feature helps the first group, but doesn’t help the second group. According to Signal, the first group is the larger group and this helps the most users of Signal. Could it be better? Sure. This is still a good step in terms of privacy, even though it doesn’t really improve anonymity.
minus-squarepreasket@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoPersonally, I care about the phone number requirement not because I don’t want to reveal it to Signal servers, but because it limits access to Signal for people in countries that block their SMS service - registration messages just don’t arrive
minus-squareXTornado@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoIt’s specific to signal? Like they want to block people registering or what’s up with that SMS block?
Seems the second group is a vocal minority. This feature helps the first group, but doesn’t help the second group.
According to Signal, the first group is the larger group and this helps the most users of Signal.
Could it be better? Sure. This is still a good step in terms of privacy, even though it doesn’t really improve anonymity.
Personally, I care about the phone number requirement not because I don’t want to reveal it to Signal servers, but because it limits access to Signal for people in countries that block their SMS service - registration messages just don’t arrive
It’s specific to signal? Like they want to block people registering or what’s up with that SMS block?