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egberts1 on Feb 3, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Signal users can give a recurring monthly contribu...

That part about YOUR phone number that Apple will not have must be a lie.

If you head over to the Apple App store and pull up Threema privacy policy:

Threema has your CONTACT INFO identifiable to you, if you installed their app.

And I don’t know many people who wont put the phone number down for its contact info.

EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Feb 4, 2022 [–]

There is absolutely no need for a phone number. ICQ in 1996 did not require any phone number to chat.

egberts1 on Feb 4, 2022 | [–]

Agreed. Unfortunately, Contact Info that Threema gave to Apple has your phone number.

Threema COULD turn that privacy feature around themselves, but … no: it’s a business model. n

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