Dessalines to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 3 years agoDessalines - Why not Signal?dessalines.github.iomessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down15cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.ml
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minus-square@chiefstorm@lemmy.mllinkfedilink-1•3 years agoNot to point out the obvious, but if someone uses a burner phone to initially setup their signal account, that is another big layer of privacy
minus-square@Echedenyan@lemmy.mllinkfedilink3•3 years agoBurner phones which barely exist outside USA.
minus-square@chiefstorm@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•3 years agoOh shit, well I had no idea. Hell, I know in China you used to easily get a burner number, but now it is restricted… Well listen, that certainly changes the conversation. Do you know if there are any pay-as-you-go phone plans in Europe ?
minus-squarepoVoqlinkfedilink2•edit-23 years agoYes, but nearly all countries require you to register the SIM cards with your government ID.
minus-square@Echedenyan@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•edit-23 years agoThere are, but are linked to your personal ID which makes it not the same.
Not to point out the obvious, but if someone uses a burner phone to initially setup their signal account, that is another big layer of privacy
Burner phones which barely exist outside USA.
Oh shit, well I had no idea. Hell, I know in China you used to easily get a burner number, but now it is restricted… Well listen, that certainly changes the conversation.
Do you know if there are any pay-as-you-go phone plans in Europe ?
Yes, but nearly all countries require you to register the SIM cards with your government ID.
There are, but are linked to your personal ID which makes it not the same.