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minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoSignal needs a phone number though
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoThey did away with that some time ago. EDIT: To clarify, it no longer shows the number. https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
minus-squareWildly_Utilize@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoThey never stopped requiring a phone number to sign up. They just let you hide this from other users now
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoYes. I clarified that in a different comment. My original reply was not meant as “Signal is the best solution” but as a heads up that Proton Stealth can not only bypass the block but also disguise the traffic if you want to continue using Signal.
minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoWorks with VoIP numbers though
Signal needs a phone number though
They did away with that some time ago.
EDIT: To clarify, it no longer shows the number.
https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
They never stopped requiring a phone number to sign up.
They just let you hide this from other users now
Yes. I clarified that in a different comment. My original reply was not meant as “Signal is the best solution” but as a heads up that Proton Stealth can not only bypass the block but also disguise the traffic if you want to continue using Signal.
Works with VoIP numbers though