great (and, finally): https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
Discussion
Interesting 👀👀👀
Dope
Have you given up on nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828 ?
I’m not giving up nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828
About bloody time..
Nice 🙌
cool. Now I wish they'd do away with having the same Profile Name for everyone. I've no idea why they insisted on having a Profile Name, but its poor for privacy.
Still in beta. Rolling out over the next few weeks
Geç bile kalındı ama çok güzel oldu.
Excellent!
Brilliant.
Still cant sign up without phone # though. Why
Bold
"People who have your number saved in their phone’s contacts will still see your phone number since they already know it."
Lol.
😀 won’t automatically sanitize your contact list.
It is my favorite messaging app, although not the one I use the most.
Mi app de msj favorita, pero no la que mas uso. #hispano
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You may keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
Wen lightning.
nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828 adding ⚡️ is the prompt for Signal to add ⚡️.
nostr:npub1exv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csm7d828 eliminating phone numbers was the prompt for signal to remove phone numbers.
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finally. i wish signal was more popular in iran over telegram
I don't get what actually changed....
(It was like that last year)
You give it a spoffed / call forwarding / temp number and make a fake name
It feels the same
"If you don’t want to hand out your phone number to chat with someone on Signal, you can now create a unique username that you can use instead (you will still need a phone number to sign up for Signal). Note that a username is not the profile name that’s displayed in chats, it’s not a permanent handle, and not visible to the people you are chatting with in Signal. A username is simply a way to initiate contact on Signal without sharing your phone number."
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‼️‼️‼️🎉🎉🎉🔥🔥🔥
elephant in the room: they're still tying your messages to your phone number
Too little, too late. Plus, they STILL tie you to your phone number. Horrible, might as well use WhatsApp...
I has a year , just talk 2 friends , when bip , I know of is important. I send people I have in my life to my brother and mother 2 But they don't use it so I don't respond to others because I'm studying 16 hours a day. No signal I have 2 friends, the last ones left after this mess they made since 2020. I answer her right away, because I know is important ! Tks nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m
@jack
This is default on telegram since very long
I have to go back to signal and check it out, I guess
is this kind of still totally retarded or something? except for classic phone i never give away my number. i also steer away from services that need email.
username and pass/secret. thats all that should be.
leading you to services such as matrix.
providers or platforms shouldnt even go down the road of asking for users metadata at all.
sigh
Great update
message me, let’s test it out. jk
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