unglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 4 days agoSignal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?aboutsignal.comexternal-linkmessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkSignal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?aboutsignal.comunglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square74linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down10·4 days agoBecause Signal wants a link to your identity.
minus-squaretoofpic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoThe post is literally about Signal developing a way to log in without that link
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·3 days agoAnd I’m telling you, it won’t happen. They will probably require some other UUID. Signal had made it clear that they need to identify their user’s identities. Mark my words: if you try to create an account on TAILS, and your fingerprint isn’t unique, you’ll get an error when you try to create the account.
minus-squareuniquethrowagay@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoWhy would they? Do you have anything to back that opinion up?
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoYeah, their history of claiming they’ll do this, but never do. All their decisions to require a phone number or some other identity link
Because Signal wants a link to your identity.
The post is literally about Signal developing a way to log in without that link
And I’m telling you, it won’t happen. They will probably require some other UUID.
Signal had made it clear that they need to identify their user’s identities.
Mark my words: if you try to create an account on TAILS, and your fingerprint isn’t unique, you’ll get an error when you try to create the account.
Why would they? Do you have anything to back that opinion up?
Yeah, their history of claiming they’ll do this, but never do. All their decisions to require a phone number or some other identity link