AprilF00lz ( AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml ) to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?message-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up150file-text
arrow-up150message-squareDownsides of Signal alternatives compared to Signal?AprilF00lz ( AprilF00lz@lemmy.ml ) to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square41linkfedilinkfile-text
I’m thinking of the things listed on the Privacy Guides real-time communication section https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/
minus-squareEugenia ( eugenia@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years agoThat’s my point. The phone number IS STILL required to create an account at Signal!
minus-squarerefalo ( refalo@programming.dev ) linkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoYou can always run a self-hosted version of Signal or a fork of it, then you can do whatever you want with it, including not using phone numbers.
minus-squareairikr ( airikr@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWait, what?! You can self-host Signal? Please send me a guide!
minus-squarejet ( jet@hackertalks.com ) BannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoRemoved by mod
minus-squareairikr ( airikr@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoAh, yeah, of course :/ Will stick to my own XMPP server then.
That’s my point. The phone number IS STILL required to create an account at Signal!
I see.
You can always run a self-hosted version of Signal or a fork of it, then you can do whatever you want with it, including not using phone numbers.
Wait, what?! You can self-host Signal? Please send me a guide!
Removed by mod
Ah, yeah, of course :/ Will stick to my own XMPP server then.