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Re:Signal Desktop is corrupting its database by saurik on Sunday February 28, 2021 @03:47PM (#26296919)
Umm... in fact "most people" communicate outside of those groups, as that's how dating works, and it is a big reason why Snapchat dominates "private communication": people don't want to give their "real phone number" to someone until they trust them. Signal needs to realize its big competition is not WhatsApp, but is Snapchat (particularly given that WhatsApp is pretty damned secure, and so should be seen as an ally versus all of the actually-insecure messaging apps of the world).
Re:Signal Desktop is corrupting its database by jhatemyjob on Monday March 01, 2021 @11:00PM (#26311771)
Idk how giving someone your Snapchat/Instagram is less risky than giving them your number. You can block people from calling/texting you. In fact iOS recently came out with a feature that blocks all incoming calls/texts from unknown numbers. So even if you give somebody your number and they are evil enough to sign you up for a robocall list it would still be fine