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It seems like a well thought compromise, but it doesn't work for many users. Moxie must have plans to support certificate-based identification/authentication in
by cm3 11y ago
It seems like a well thought compromise, but it doesn't work for many users. Moxie must have plans to support certificate-based identification/authentication in order to remove the number requirement. There's no reason you need a SIM card to make voice calls, video calls and text chat.
- simoncion 11y ago> There's no reason you need a SIM card to make voice calls, video calls and text chat. Agreed. It was even point number one in my list of commentary: > * You can use Signal with any phone number that can receive voice calls: http://support.whispersystems.org/hc/en-us/articles/213190677-How-can-I-get-Signal-working-with-my-Google-Voice-or-Project-Fi-number- http://support.whispersystems.org/hc/en-us/articles/21319067... [0] I heard a long time ago that the dependency on phone-number-as-username is something that they want to get rid of. However, I'm pretty sure they've been busy with the WhatsApp work and doing general work on the existing clients, so I don't know the timeframe for such a change. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11452508 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11452508