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The arrest of #Telegram’s founder Pavel #Durov sets a dangerous precedent for what kind of action can be taken against supporters of #privacy & #cryptography.
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@Tutanota@mastodon.social Hi! Your comment re @signalapp@mastodon.world is no longer true. No need to use a telephone number. Pseudo is enough. Please update your article :
— However, to use Signal one must provide a valid mobile phone number to the messaging service, which prevents anyone from using Signal with complete anonymity.
Cons Others can see that your are using Signal (if phone number is known)
You need to provide a phone number to create a signal account. You don’t need it to start a conversation.
@Daklon thanks for your comment, I thought tel numb wasn’t needed anymore to create an account either