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?

  • atlas@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    It’s private but it’s not anonymous. they know who is talking to who, but not what they are talking about.