oolitoPrivacy@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agocross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlSignal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data(theintercept.com)external-linkarrow-up1129arrow-down12message-square19fedilink
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkSignal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data(theintercept.com)oolitoPrivacy@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agocross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlmessage-square19fedilink
minus-squarecorsicanguppyEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·7 months agolinkfedilinkMy phone is set up as a tablet. It has a number but cannot send/receive SMS or calls. It’s so great. But I guess signal’s number-elitism isn’t for me, still. K. I’ll be cryin’ into my $14 phone bills.
minus-squareLWDEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkIf you have a phone bill, you must have a phone number, right? Surely you can receive a single verification SMS without making a permanent dent in that phone bill.
My phone is set up as a tablet. It has a number but cannot send/receive SMS or calls.
It’s so great.
But I guess signal’s number-elitism isn’t for me, still. K. I’ll be cryin’ into my $14 phone bills.
If you have a phone bill, you must have a phone number, right? Surely you can receive a single verification SMS without making a permanent dent in that phone bill.