unglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agoSignal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?aboutsignal.comexternal-linkmessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down11cross-posted to: signal@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldsignal@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkSignal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?aboutsignal.comunglueclass23@programming.dev to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square77linkfedilinkcross-posted to: signal@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldsignal@lemmy.ml
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down9·2 months agoBecause Signal wants a link to your identity.
minus-squaretoofpic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoThe post is literally about Signal developing a way to log in without that link
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·2 months 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.
minus-squareuniquethrowagay@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWhy would they? Do you have anything to back that opinion up?
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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
Because Signal wants a link to your identity.
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.
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