ZeroCool to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • edit-21 year agoSignal tests usernames that keep your phone number privatewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square91arrow-up1540arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareSecurityProlinkfedilink4•1 year agoDownload and installed but it still insists on a phone number. I don’t see a way to bypass.
minus-square@BobGnarley@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•1 year agoI believe they still require a phone number for the TESTING phase but it can be the same oje you already use for your regular Signal (if im understanding it correctly)
minus-square@pedroapero@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•1 year agoA phone number will always be required to limit bot accounts.
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴlinkfedilink0•1 year agoBet if you read the link, it explains how to join the Staging test app (separate from main app).
Download and installed but it still insists on a phone number. I don’t see a way to bypass.
I believe they still require a phone number for the TESTING phase but it can be the same oje you already use for your regular Signal (if im understanding it correctly)
A phone number will always be required to limit bot accounts.
Bet if you read the link, it explains how to join the Staging test app (separate from main app).