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Is it not possible to use an Authenticator app for Signal, given their privacy setup?
by Varqu 4y ago
Is it not possible to use an Authenticator app for Signal, given their privacy setup?
- LtWorf 4y agoThey want to know the phone numbers. Despite everyone telling moxie that it's not secure from the day signal was started.
- pr0zac 4y agoSignal uses phone numbers as (the only) unique identifier in their system currently so SMS (or phone call) is necessary to verify the device owns the number. They've been talking about moving away from phone numbers as identifiers for a while and have implemented features like account pins that head in that direction but it hasn't happened yet.
- mr_toad 4y agoUsing a phone number as an identifier wouldn’t preclude using TFA.