I was always opposed to this STUPID requirement that you NEED to tie Signal to your phone number. I never used it and AFAIK even for the Desktop client you need to have a phone number. Wire and other messengers that use the same or similar protocols do not have this issue.
I am not the only one hating this, from the very start this was a huge critique on Signal by many people, but they never changed. I did not even know they used a 3rd party service to "verify" phone numbers. This is a HUGE issue. People who truly want to stay PRIVATE, politically hunted people who are in life and death situations should never ever use Signal.
I am not the only one hating this, from the very start this was a huge critique on Signal by many people, but they never changed. I did not even know they used a 3rd party service to "verify" phone numbers. This is a HUGE issue. People who truly want to stay PRIVATE, politically hunted people who are in life and death situations should never ever use Signal.