Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoSignal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzorwww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoThey did away with that some time ago. EDIT: To clarify, it no longer shows the number. https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
minus-squareWildly_Utilize@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoThey never stopped requiring a phone number to sign up. They just let you hide this from other users now
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYes. I clarified that in a different comment. My original reply was not meant as “Signal is the best solution” but as a heads up that Proton Stealth can not only bypass the block but also disguise the traffic if you want to continue using Signal.
They did away with that some time ago.
EDIT: To clarify, it no longer shows the number.
https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/
They never stopped requiring a phone number to sign up.
They just let you hide this from other users now
Yes. I clarified that in a different comment. My original reply was not meant as “Signal is the best solution” but as a heads up that Proton Stealth can not only bypass the block but also disguise the traffic if you want to continue using Signal.