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Finally some good news from #Signal 🥳
aboutsignal.com/news/signal-is-working-on-registration-without-a-phone-number/
AboutSignalSignal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?Signal is working on a way to sign up without a phone number. The feature has not yet been officially confirmed, and it is not yet known whether it will be available to all users or in what form.
Replying to @rajkopz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Just use SimpleX
Honestly in an effort to avoid american tools I went for ot then I found out the guy behind SimpleX is a climate change denier Maga supporter and all around lunatic and regardless that the project is open source I don’t want to be found near that thing.
Sessions seems to be a decent alternative though but if I want a chance to convert people to try to use more privacy respecting chat tools Signal is the best compromise.
Replying to @TheFrirish@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
simplex is European. it’s developed in the UK, though has had funding from American technofascists.
I suggest you read up on the software.
Russia is big mad about it, and likely will be banned in the US soon for similar reasons.
I have already done enough research on it. I am not touching that software with a 10ft pole. I even sat through the whole techlore interview and was somewhat into the project. But then when I discorvered his socials it came crashing down. I also have to admit that I find it odd that it’s in the UK with shit privacy laws.
Replying to @TheFrirish@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
your fervent rejection only makes me want to use it more.