@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoSignal introduces usernames and phone number privacy.signal.orgexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1639cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•1 year 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoIt’s specific to signal? Like they want to block people registering or what’s up with that SMS block?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoNot specific to Signal. I believe he was referring to places where Twilio doesn’t serve, for example because of sanctions.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•1 year agoIts important to not let perfect be the enemy of good.
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?
Not specific to Signal. I believe he was referring to places where Twilio doesn’t serve, for example because of sanctions.
Its important to not let perfect be the enemy of good.