I remember a time when visiting a website that opens a javacript dialog box asking for your name so the message “hi <name entered>” could be displayed was baulked at.

Why does signal want a phone number to register? Is there a better alternative?

  • bigbrother@lemmy.ml
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    10 hours ago

    Privacy: they know who you are but they don’t know what are you doing/when are you doing. Anonymity: they don’t know who you are.