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ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Signal: Introducing usernames and phone number privacy

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Signal: Introducing usernames and phone number privacy

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ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
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Signal’s mission and sole focus is private communication. For years, Signal has kept your messages private, your profile information (like your name and profile photo) private, your contacts private, and your groups private – among much else. Now we’re taking that one step further, by making your...
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    Ah awesome, it’s a shame that you still need the phone number though. I wanted my son to use Signal on my old phone to keep in touch when I’m out and he’s at home, but I’m not signing up for a phone plan for him at his age.

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      Session, simplex, briar (on Android), there are plenty of alternatives to signal.

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      in Switzerland, carriers allow you to carry over a number from a prepaid into a plan. Check if you can get him a prepaid now, then move it to a plan.

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      I wonder if you could use a VOIP number from someone like MySudo for that phone. Or just get a prepaid SIM and you’d have a number that could get the texts for activating Signal.

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