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> Signal doesn't require sharing of phone numbers

It does require a phone number to create an account. That’s the reason I do not consider it being private because at least in Germany a phone number can only be activated by using a personal ID card which it is connected to.




Private and anonymous are two very different things


> Private and anonymous are two very different things

They’re going hand in hand as soon as there’s a data breach or a back door




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