fer0n@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoSignal tests usernames so you can avoid sharing your phone numberwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down10
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minus-squarecosmic_skillet@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoYou still need phone number verification to create an account, that hasn’t changed
minus-squareu_tamtamlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoSo on the privacy front nothing has either. Good to know.
minus-squareDeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWeirdly, I got a spam message yesterday on Signal. No number - just a username. I’m on the regular production version - not the one testing usernames.
You still need phone number verification to create an account, that hasn’t changed
So on the privacy front nothing has either. Good to know.
Weirdly, I got a spam message yesterday on Signal. No number - just a username.
I’m on the regular production version - not the one testing usernames.