schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoHead of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europewww.bluewin.chexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1641arrow-down16 cross-posted to: buyeuropean@feddit.ukprivacy@lemmy.mleurope@feddit.org
arrow-up1635arrow-down1external-linkHead of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europewww.bluewin.chschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square135fedilink cross-posted to: buyeuropean@feddit.ukprivacy@lemmy.mleurope@feddit.org
minus-squareplz1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·12 days agoThat makes the assumption you want to use your phone number at all. And I’m sure the overhead of encryption would break SMS due to the limits on character counts.
minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·12 days ago That makes the assumption you want to use your phone number at all Can’t use Signal without a phone number.
minus-squareplz1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoYou CAN use it to interact with people without them knowing your number. The only current requirement is specific to registration.
That makes the assumption you want to use your phone number at all. And I’m sure the overhead of encryption would break SMS due to the limits on character counts.
Can’t use Signal without a phone number.
You CAN use it to interact with people without them knowing your number. The only current requirement is specific to registration.