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7eter@feddit.de to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Signal introduces usernames and phone number privacy.

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Signal introduces usernames and phone number privacy.

signal.org

7eter@feddit.de to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
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Signal’s mission and sole focus is private communication. For years, Signal has kept your messages private, your profile information (like your name and profile photo) private, your contacts private, and your groups private – among much else. Now we’re taking that one step further, by making your...
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  • Fake4000@lemmy.world
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    Finally, been ages.

    A number is still needed to register I believe.

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      Requiring a number is a good way to limit bots.

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        A PoW could limit bots too. Require say 30 seconds of work before your registration submits. For regular users that isnt to bad. For bots its a PITA to get tons of accounts

        Edit: tor uses PoW as DDOS protection and its helped massively

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          PoW…Prisoner of war?

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            Proof of work. Example, bitcoin

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              How does this prove anything if using an emulator to bulk register bot accounts? Also, Signal Desktop is a thing.

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                For each account you register, you have to do 30 seconds worth of work. So to register one account, you do 30 seconds worth of work. To register 100 accounts, you do 100*30 or 3000 seconds (50 minutes) worth of work. Registering tens of thousands of accounts then becomes unfeasible.

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                  And how can a VM or emulator NOT do this?

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