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   Signal (signalapp@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 03:37:22 JST Signal

   It costs around $50 million every year to ensure Signal is robust and available all over the world for anyone whenever they need it.

   And as a nonprofit, that money comes from all of you; the people who believe that we all deserve a place to speak freely.

   https://signal.org/donate/

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     AlexTECPlayz (alextecplayz@techhub.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Dec-2024 01:28:59 JST AlexTECPlayz

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     @signalapp Still centralized, still has a phone number as a requirement, cannot federate. No wonder it costs $50 million 🙁

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     Debacle (debacle@framapiaf.org)'s status on Monday, 16-Dec-2024 17:39:04 JST Debacle

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     • Luna Lactea

     @jackemled @signalapp

     I don't need Signal, because I already use #Jabber since before Signal even existed. But I can't use Signal anyway because:

     1. Phone number requirement.

     2. Only Google Android and Apple iOS have first class clients, but not my #Mobian phone nor #Debian desktop.

     3. Want to use server in #GDPRistan, i.e. #EU, but no #federation in Signal.

     #digitalSovereignty #XMPP #UseJabberDoCrime

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     Luna Lactea (jackemled@furry.engineer)'s status on Monday, 16-Dec-2024 17:39:05 JST Luna Lactea

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     @signalapp I need Signal but it is not available to me. This is because of the phone number requirement. I'm not the only person that's unable to use Signal due to the phone number requirement. I'd love to donate to Signal because I agree with the cause & I hear endless good things about it, but I also don't want to donate for something I can't use.

     Also, SMS verification is insecure, see SIM swap attack. It also does not help that SMS is plaintext, so anyone listening can see when you've made a Signal account.

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