This feels like a slap in the face. I get the privacy ramifications, but one of the really strong aspects of Signal to me was to go all-in on privacy when neede

This feels like a slap in the face. I get the privacy ramifications, but one of the really strong aspects of Signal to me was to go all-in on privacy when needed, and default to something sensible when it wasn't. I'll definitely need to reconsider whether or not to continue my monthly donation, and I don't like that at all.