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There are many use cases. For example, a known government officials giving a tip to a journalist without giving them perpetual phone access. There is a lot mor
by diebeforei485 3y ago
There are many use cases. For example, a known government officials giving a tip to a journalist without giving them perpetual phone access.
There is a lot more friction involved in getting an anonymous prepaid number, and them proving your identity. On Twitter those issues are solved.
- mjg59 3y agoTwitter's a terrible choice for that use case, since the metadata isn't encrypted and you can't create an account without tying it to something else.
- diebeforei485 3y agoThere is a time value in getting information out quick without having to create new accounts and re-verifying your identity. > the metadata isn't encrypted I wouldn't trust this if I was Snowden, but I would trust this if I was a corporate whistleblower and wanted to get information out to jousnalists as soon as possible.