I remember a time when visiting a website that opens a javacript dialog box asking for your name so the message “hi <name entered>” could be displayed was baulked at.

Why does signal want a phone number to register? Is there a better alternative?

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    1 day ago

    finding your contacts

    Wrong, it is not optional, does not stop spam and the worst way to try.

    Do not let this derail us. Escaping to libre software is the best return on investment.