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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by Vinnl on Friday June 05, 2020 @02:42AM (#23425721)
I don't see how the two are related? They've already got a Desktop client.
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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by jhoechtl on Friday June 05, 2020 @06:33AM (#23427017)
The Desktop Client is only functional when you "pair" it to your phone client.
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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by Vinnl on Friday June 05, 2020 @09:21AM (#23428172)
Right, and they could do the same for the web client, so I don't see how the phone number requirement would prevent them from creating one.
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