Comment by heavyset_go
2 years ago
> why does Signal still require a phone number in the first place?
Governments won't go on a crusade against Signal as long as they keep records of who is using their platform to commit crimes.
Signal won't commit to being an anonymous platform likely for that reason.
Yep, plus I (and many others) feel the US government is satisifed with the information that Signal provide to the government and it has to follow juristictions such as NSLs: https://dessalines.github.io/essays/why_not_signal.html#a-si...