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I'm curious why Whisper Systems aren't allowing registration with just a handle instead of tying accounts to a PSTN number. Telegram already allows this.
by yuvadam 11y ago
I'm curious why Whisper Systems aren't allowing registration with just a handle instead of tying accounts to a PSTN number. Telegram already allows this.
- LeoPanthera 11y ago> Telegram already allows this. No it doesn't. You can have a handle, but only after verifying a number first.
- retromario 11y agoAnd Telegram is not secure anyways: https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/is-telegram-secure https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/is-telegr... Check out Threema for a secure alternative that doesn't require a phone number: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threema
- LeoPanthera 11y agoThat's all very well, but no good if everyone you want to talk to already uses Telegram, which is proving to be quite popular.
- anon4 11y agoIIRC, the last time the question was raised, the answer was "because that's what the average person expects".
- kobayashi 11y agoYeah, that's their answer, and it's a ridiculously shallow answer. I don't understand how people who are so dedicated to communications security won't add such a seemingly simple feature. Even Wickr allows it.