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Signal introduces usernames and phone number privacy. (signal.org)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago* (4 children)

Because it's not. I can spin any number of emulators or VMs that do any amount of work with a simple script, but that's all it does. How does it prove I'm anything but a scripted, virtual instance of a person with a device?

There's a reason why Telegram is flooded with bots, Signal as of now has not been.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sure, if you had unlimited gpus with unlimited electricity then it wouldn't keep you from spinning up unlimited bots

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    It's a time and resource gate, not a way to prove that you're a human.

    Also doesn't Telegram require a phone number too?

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You're in the wrong thread.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I'm really not. Did you want to try making a coherent point again? Or are you all tapped out?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Bots can buy phone numbers, hell, they can solve most captchas better than humans.

    There’s a reason why Telegram is flooded with bots, Signal as of now has not been.

    Telegram requires a phone number, so it clearly isn't working.

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