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   Meredith Whittaker (mer__edith@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 17-Aug-2023 18:15:58 JST Meredith Whittaker

   OK, real talk.

   Telegram makes big proclamations about privacy, but their promises are mostly marketing.

   The app collects a huge amount of data. And like all Big Tech, when pressed by governments, they ultimately comply.

   This is why Signal goes to great lengths to NOT collect any data about you -- something that is ironically more expensive and more complex.

   We do it because it's the only way to ensure we keep our privacy commitments to the people who rely on us.♥️

   https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/14/iraq-lifts-ban-on-telegram-after-messaging-app-complies-with-authorities/

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 20:13:05 JST pettter

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     • Viss

     @Mer__edith @Viss Any timeline, or just Eventually/When It's Done?

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     Meredith Whittaker (mer__edith@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 20:13:06 JST Meredith Whittaker

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     @Viss We're working on usernames which will allow people to connect and communicate without sharing phone numbers. You will still need a phone number to register, but you can choose to expose it to no one if you want.

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     Viss (viss@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 20:13:07 JST Viss

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     @Mer__edith do you folks have any plans for allowing signal to operate without the need for phone numbers, or for folks to be able to run more than one account from a mobile device?