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Re:You can change your number by eitland on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @01:00AM (#30255367)
This is one of several things that Google had sorted elegantly before shuttering Google+:

It was trivial to create multiple pseudonyms and the only one who could unmask it was Google and whoever could force Google.

This of course meant you had to trust Google but compared to having to trust everyone that is still a huge improvement.

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Re:You can change your number by godelski on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @01:55AM (#30255631)
Yeah this is in the poll what I call medium anonymity. Honestly I think this is a great step. Even if I don't trust Signal, it is a much better step than the weak anonymity stance.
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