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?

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    3 days ago

    Because they’re building a private, not anonymous, instant messenger. They’ve been very open about this.