Nemeski to [email protected]English • 1 year agoSignal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzorwww.reuters.commessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1204
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minus-squareJo MiranlinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-21 year agoThey did away with that some time ago. EDIT: To clarify, it no longer shows the number. https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
minus-squarePasta DentallinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThat’s not really the issue though, if you want to stay anonymous and not tell the government you use signal, since sms is insecure
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-21 year agoThey never stopped requiring a phone number to sign up. They just let you hide this from other users now I’m planning to get a prepaid burner to try signal but I’m a bit concerned about the fact my contacts are associated with a phone # We are using simplex ATM
minus-squareJo MiranlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoYes. I clarified that in a different comment. My original reply was not meant as “Signal is the best solution” but as a heads up that Proton Stealth can not only bypass the block but also disguise the traffic if you want to continue using Signal.
They did away with that some time ago.
EDIT: To clarify, it no longer shows the number.
https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
That’s not really the issue though, if you want to stay anonymous and not tell the government you use signal, since sms is insecure
They never stopped requiring a phone number to sign up.
They just let you hide this from other users now
I’m planning to get a prepaid burner to try signal but I’m a bit concerned about the fact my contacts are associated with a phone #
We are using simplex ATM
Yes. I clarified that in a different comment. My original reply was not meant as “Signal is the best solution” but as a heads up that Proton Stealth can not only bypass the block but also disguise the traffic if you want to continue using Signal.