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I wish Signal didn't use phone numbers as identifiers. That's the original sin of all these apps and the convenient excuse for uploading contacts
by AlexandrB 6y ago
I wish Signal didn't use phone numbers as identifiers. That's the original sin of all these apps and the convenient excuse for uploading contacts
- kevincox 6y agoYou don't need to use phone numbers as identifiers to upload contacts. For example Hangouts (RIP) and Matrix both support letting people find you by number without using it as a primary identifier. I assume that using numbers as identifiers has two main benefits 1. easy (insecure) auth 2. it forces everyone to provide you their number so that lookup by number works better. Of course I don't find these worth it. I have had 5 numbers so far and there is a decent chance I will switch numbers again. I don't like having an identifier that is tied to my physical location.