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Not even that, because it is linked to phone numbers.
by sam_lowry_ 3y ago
Not even that, because it is linked to phone numbers.
- OoooooooO 3y agoAfaik you can crrate an account without a number.
- wkat4242 3y agoNo. You can just hide it from other users in group chats now (and perhaps 1:1, didn't yet check but you still need one to sign up)
- crtasm 3y agoWhere is the option for group chats please?
- Obscurity4340 3y agoDoes that require the sealed-sender thingy?
- matricaria 3y agoNot yet, but they are working on that.
- leotravis10 3y agoYep, a great example: https://dessalines.github.io/essays/why_not_signal.html#phone--identifiers https://dessalines.github.io/essays/why_not_signal.html#phon...
- marvinborner 3y agoUsername registration is currently being tested: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866 https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-...
- ixwt 3y ago> and register for a new account with a phone number (you can use the same one you’re using in Production). I hope that they make it so you can register WITHOUT a phone number. Perfectly fine if it's not the default. This is post is currently implying that is not currently the case.
- leshenka 3y agoSo this puts signal on par with telegram, not above? Am I missing something?
- Summershard 3y agoTelegram's encryption is opt-in which means most people don't use the encrypted chats at all.
- Summershard 3y agoSignal is private, but not anonymous. Related, but two different things.