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Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor (www.reuters.com)

submitted 3 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

They did away with that some time ago.

EDIT: To clarify, it no longer shows the number.

https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

[–] Wildly_Utilize@infosec.pub 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

They never stopped requiring a phone number to sign up.

They just let you hide this from other users now

I'm planning to get a prepaid burner to try signal but I'm a bit concerned about the fact my contacts are associated with a phone #

We are using simplex ATM

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Yes. I clarified that in a different comment. My original reply was not meant as "Signal is the best solution" but as a heads up that Proton Stealth can not only bypass the block but also disguise the traffic if you want to continue using Signal.

[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

That's not really the issue though, if you want to stay anonymous and not tell the government you use signal, since sms is insecure