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Signal Will Let You Sign Up Without a Phone Number — For $3
itsfoss.com/news/signal-numberless-registration/
Replying to @Crumpled6273@lemmy.ca
it gets worse
The feature currently requires Google Play Services, as payments run through the Play Store, making it such that devices without Play Services cannot access it
Replying to @PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
I would rather give Signal my phone number than use a smartphone with Google services.
Replying to @PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
… don’t they know that as soon as you use your Google account you’re ID? Like doesn’t that defeat the whole purpose?
Replying to @beejboytyson@lemmy.world
No, they DO know that.
The only way to communicate anonymously across the internet is Tor.