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.
  • lemdeggity@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    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.