Re:Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email
by jitans on Sunday January 24, 2021 @05:30PM
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And leaking a mail (with real names) is much better?
Re:Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email
by SahAssar on Sunday January 24, 2021 @06:14PM
(#25897202)
Yes. Phone numbers are linked to a physical device (a SIM card or similar) or a contract (with a provider). An email does not need to contain a real name, and I'd say it's much easier for me to get a email with a temporary identity than it is to get a phone number for the same.
Re:Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email
by dheera on Sunday January 24, 2021 @06:58PM
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Not only that, but many countries have regulation that requires providing some form of government ID to obtain a phone number, even a virtual one.
Re:Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email
by dheera on Sunday January 24, 2021 @05:49PM
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E-mail doesn't have to have real names, isn't regulated by the government, and the same ID can be used across the world.
Re:Delta Chat – decentralized chat via email
by throwawayboise on Monday January 25, 2021 @01:27AM
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It takes 5 minutes to set up a new email account just for this app if you want to do so...
Also, Signal's desktop app shouldn't require a stupid phone app to enable it. I have a big powerful setup on my desk and you're asking me to go around my house looking for a silly 6" device to give it permission to log in? That's backwards. It should be the other way around if anything.