unglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 3 days agoSignal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?aboutsignal.comexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down11
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkSignal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?aboutsignal.comunglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down10·2 days agoBecause Signal wants a link to your identity.
minus-squareuniquethrowagay@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoWhy would they? Do you have anything to back that opinion up?
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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
minus-squaretoofpic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoThe post is literally about Signal developing a way to log in without that link
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·2 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.
Because Signal wants a link to your identity.
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
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.