> "Although I agree that requiring phone numbers does reduce the privacy of Signal users, I think it is a worthwhile trade off for making the app usable by the

> "Although I agree that requiring phone numbers does reduce the privacy of Signal users, I think it is a worthwhile trade off for making the app usable by the public." My phone service is data-only. Requiring I have a legacy communication service like a phone number makes the service unusable by me and I'm sure I'm not the only one.