• plz1@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    That makes the assumption you want to use your phone number at all. And I’m sure the overhead of encryption would break SMS due to the limits on character counts.

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      14 hours ago

      That makes the assumption you want to use your phone number at all

      Can’t use Signal without a phone number.

      • plz1@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        You CAN use it to interact with people without them knowing your number. The only current requirement is specific to registration.