Yes
Even tho Signal now has usernames, they still know who is speaking to who as far as I understand.. you know more about that?
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Signal is e2ee and 100% better than other messaging options like FB Messenger.
You do have to register with a phone number which opens up some meta data concerns but I don’t know how much signal can see from there side. You can use a google voice number but it is extra steps.
Simplex doesn’t have that concern
Signal usernames are not a solution. You still need a dang phone number to sign up. That's BS.
There's lots of free temporary SMS websites. I know because I use them to sign up for Bitcoin exchanges that I'm not supposed to use.
The numbers get deleted, so as long as you can login on a new phone *without* that number, you're ok.
Yeah, that's true, and I've read about other ways to get signed up without having to give your "real" phone number.