@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agoDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?message-square84fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
I’m thinking of the things listed on the Privacy Guides real-time communication section https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/
minus-squarelemmyreaderlinkfedilinkEnglish19•7 months agoAs far as I know Signal still requires a phone number to register an account. Since a while you can use usernames to connect with others instead of exchanging phone numbers.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•7 months agoThe username release is quite recent for those not participating in beta versions of Signal.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•7 months agoOhh, I wasn’t aware that it was still necessary for registering.
As far as I know Signal still requires a phone number to register an account. Since a while you can use usernames to connect with others instead of exchanging phone numbers.
The username release is quite recent for those not participating in beta versions of Signal.
Ohh, I wasn’t aware that it was still necessary for registering.