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amzd@lemmy.worldOP
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You cannot make a Signal account without phone number so that’s not true.

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Zloubida@lemmy.world
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But we are not obliged to share it with our correspondents.

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Unregistered users can’t chat, so it needs a number, as OP said.

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amzd@lemmy.worldOP
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Yeah I’d rather not share my identity though. Seems like an odd requirement for a “private” messenger

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Zloubida@lemmy.world
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Private ≠ anonymous.

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gi1242@lemmy.world
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you need a phone number to make an account. but you can chat with others without divulging your phone number

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Unregistered users can’t chat, so a number must be divulged to Signal, as OP said.

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