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celmit@lemmy.ca to The Signal messenger and protocol.@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames

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Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames

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celmit@lemmy.ca to The Signal messenger and protocol.@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames | TechCrunch
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End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal is finally launching usernames, the company announced on Tuesday.
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    Can someone explain the overall use case of signal? I know it’s good for encrypted chats and that’s about it :(

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      • SuperSynthia@lemmy.world
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        Makes sense, thank you for the confirmation :)

    • Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz
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      Its a messanger like Whatsapp, Fb messanger or iMessage.

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        I gotcha. Thank you for the reply.

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      A better cross-platform SMS/MMS/RCS/iMessage.

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      Signal is like using sealed letters in the mail, where as other messaging apps are like using postcards.

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