Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoUnder Meredith Whittaker, Signal Is Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrongwww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square155linkfedilinkarrow-up1620arrow-down113cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareEpicGamer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoI think another reason they use a phone number is that it can mitigate issues with people or bots creating hundred of accounts maybe
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoBut there are plenty of other services that don’t require a phone number that also seem to mitigate that issue, so while it may be a convenient option, it’s hardly the only option.
I think another reason they use a phone number is that it can mitigate issues with people or bots creating hundred of accounts maybe
But there are plenty of other services that don’t require a phone number that also seem to mitigate that issue, so while it may be a convenient option, it’s hardly the only option.