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Signal has profiles nowadays that can be used to connect with people without sharing phone numbers. The latter are only used for signup and discarded immediatel
by neobrain 8mo ago
Signal has profiles nowadays that can be used to connect with people without sharing phone numbers. The latter are only used for signup and discarded immediately after.
- reactordev 8mo agoI doubt they are discarded when push notifications exist
- Krizzu 8mo agopush notifications are not related to phone number, but rather to a randomly generated token in app.
- pmontra 8mo agoI don't know how Signal works and I never used it, but could I signup with a phone number and keep using it with another number, on the same phone?
- alias_neo 8mo agoYes. The phone number is just for activation, once activated, you can swap the SIM and carry on. Or have the SIM that receives the activation text in another phone, or be virtual, or whatever.
- pseudalopex 8mo agoAnother comment contradicted this.[1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959019