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Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data (theintercept.com)
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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

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.