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Signal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take? (aboutsignal.com)

submitted 3 days ago by unglueclass23@programming.dev to c/privacy@programming.dev

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[–] refalo@programming.dev 9 points 3 days ago

I would guess the sudden influx of massive amounts of traffic would force them to charge for the service, and they don't want to do that. Requiring a phone number, while invasive to some, does cut down on a tremendous amount of automated/bot/spam traffic.

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