Re:Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
by freddie_mercury on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @09:48PM
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None of my non technical older relatives in Vietnam have asked for anyone's help signing up for the chat accounts they use.
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Re:Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
by gitaarik on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @11:03PM
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Indeed. Even most technical people don't have experience setting up VOIP stuff. And needing some techie's intervention just to create an account is not beneficial for a company's user base. Calling this a non-issue is being ignorant about how usability works and influences user engagement.
Re:Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
by graphe on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @04:19AM
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If they needed signal it be because someone like you told them to get it. Non issue for the billions that use WhatsApp and Facebook.
Your uncle in Vietnam has a smartphone, no internet, no number, and NEEDS the signal app? He might need solar, electricity and internet first.