Signal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?
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Signal is working on a way to sign up without a phone number. The feature has not yet been officially confirmed, and it is not yet known whether it will be available to all users or in what form.
  • majster@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Sooo instead you will be required to pay by card and thus have your identity proven by financial institutions behind? Big ooof.

    • lemdeggity@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      13·
      1 month ago

      I think you’re jumping the gun a bit. They’re just saying that requiring a phone number added a barrier against spammers and they want to be sure this change doesn’t open the flood gates.

      From the article:

      "We gotta figure out some way to induce a cost for signing up without a phone number”, Kret said.

      It’s unclear whether this means that registration without a phone number will become a paid feature.

      However, “cost” does not necessarily mean a monetary fee; it could also refer to another barrier designed to prevent abuse.