@fer0n@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years agoSignal tests usernames so you can avoid sharing your phone numberwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down10
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minus-square@sqgl@beehaw.orglinkfedilink5•2 years agoWhile Signal did justify the need for numbers by cutting spam prevention I don’t get it… Spammers use fake phone numbers all the time on the regular phone service so why not on Signal? A few steps too many for them to bother registering?
minus-square@sculd@beehaw.orglinkfedilink3•2 years agoA few possible answers: Signal is not big enough for spammers to spend resources on People who bothered to use Signal are likely to be more privacy minded and therefore less likely to fall for scam
While Signal did justify the need for numbers by cutting spam prevention I don’t get it…
Spammers use fake phone numbers all the time on the regular phone service so why not on Signal? A few steps too many for them to bother registering?
A few possible answers: