In addition to that, in most European countries you have to register with your ID in oder to get a mobile phone number. So its provably end-to-end related to your identity.
I prefer apps that require no phone number. Like Threema, SimpleX, Session, Status, XMPP, or Tox.
The main advantage of Signal was the SMS integration, which meant you no longer had to use the SMS app itself. In addition, SMS messages were displayed like a chat. That’s why it needed to be linked to your cell phone number, but since they’re no longer allowed to offer that anyway, they could have done a clean sweep of existing accounts and adapted the entire login process.
In addition to that, in most European countries you have to register with your ID in oder to get a mobile phone number. So its provably end-to-end related to your identity.
I prefer apps that require no phone number. Like Threema, SimpleX, Session, Status, XMPP, or Tox.
The main advantage of Signal was the SMS integration, which meant you no longer had to use the SMS app itself. In addition, SMS messages were displayed like a chat. That’s why it needed to be linked to your cell phone number, but since they’re no longer allowed to offer that anyway, they could have done a clean sweep of existing accounts and adapted the entire login process.