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minus-squareNima@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agousing the phone number is still a pretty unnecessary risk, imho. there’s no real need for it any longer.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoDo you have a better approach to prevent spam in mind? Without a barrier of entry it becomes a serious issue.
minus-squareNima@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 hours agoSpam prevention? Ive got spam on Signal. Having your phone number be the barrier of entry doesn’t make Signal a flawless app. and considering i can just plug a google voice number in, I’m not sure its the best barrier.
using the phone number is still a pretty unnecessary risk, imho.
there’s no real need for it any longer.
Do you have a better approach to prevent spam in mind? Without a barrier of entry it becomes a serious issue.
Spam prevention? Ive got spam on Signal. Having your phone number be the barrier of entry doesn’t make Signal a flawless app.
and considering i can just plug a google voice number in, I’m not sure its the best barrier.