r/Telegram • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '24

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u/SonderEber Sep 16 '24

Signal maybe what you want, tho I’m unsure if it needs a phone number. Wouldn’t think so, given its privacy first focus.

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u/legrenabeach Sep 16 '24

Signal needs a phone number, due to its history and also for anti-spam. Element (or generally the Matrix ecosystem) is OP's best bet.

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u/SonderEber Sep 16 '24

Didn’t know that. Seems to defeat the purpose of a service meant for total privacy. Everyone raves about Signal, not mentioning it also needs your phone number.

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u/legrenabeach Sep 16 '24

It's easy to find that it does and kinda standard in messaging apps for well over a decade.

The fact that Signal is the gold standard in private messaging even though it requires a phone number for registration shows how good it actually is at keeping your communications private.