Comment by denton-scratch
2 years ago
> they have to explain at length
My reaction to the article was that they're using a lot of words to explain this change. That suggested to me that maybe they aren't being completely candid.
I've never used Signal, because (a) I don't want to rely on a smartphone, and (b) I don't want to use my phone-number as my ID, because it's traceable. I can't work out from the TFA verbiage whether this change addresses my concerns or not. That in itself is concerning, to me.
Regarding (a), apart from the inicial account setup, you can actually use the desktop client fully standalone.
Regarding (b), yeah that's still a bummer, though, depending on your country of residence, you can get throwaway SIM cards for free and use that.