Yeah. And I don't fault them for this route. I just with I could sign up without a phone number. Maybe the username thing is a predecessor to allowing usernam-only registration in the future.
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Dude. You went to the doctor. You have their number. You don't need to read it off the paper. You need to just call the place you went to when you got this prescription. Word of advice: don't be a dick to those who are trying to help, for a day will come when willing help will cease.
It's about your posture. Most people who use signal use it to have privacy from governments. They're not hiding that they use signal, they're hiding what they write on signal. In this case, using your phone number isn't a big deal.
Some people, have a tighter posture, which could translate to your position. In that case, something like Briar could fit the bill.
Lastly, security and privacy are not the same thing. Google products are secure, but they are not private. Self hosted sftp, for example, is private, but may not be secure. Signal is definitely secure, at least enough for general and governmental use. So, it seems, is telegram. Signal is more private than telegram in many ways, but it is not the gold standard for privacy (because of its use of phone numbers as usernames), but it is "good enough" for the masses. The balance between good for everyone and zero-knowledge private for everyone is delicate, potentially impossible. Honestly, I don't know if signal was able to strike that balance perfectly, but they did a much better job than many other services, certainly than those others that are accepted by the masses.
You didn't get medical opinion. You got the written number. And if you wanted to know three years ago, you probably should have either posted or called your doctor three years ago lol
Not negatives. They're "cursive zeros". My old doctor used to do that. Annoying as hell.
-4.25. 0.25. 134.
-4.50. 0.50. 70.
But this prescription expired 2 years ago. Get a new one.
My only gripe with signal, is the use of phone numbers as usernames. Not everyone with whom I want to communicate via signal has a phone number. I understand why they went this route, but wish there was an alternative way.
That's not everyone's privacy posture. Some people use Proton to hide, some people use it to secure, some for both. If your goal is to secure, google's antiprivacy isn't against that.
I'm with you, though.
They call it TCP. All we need now is IP, and we'll be set lol
Do what I do with every aspect in life. Mix and match. Brand loyalty is for the 50s and should remain there. When brands are not loyal to their customers, their customers should not be loyal to the brands. Plus, you get better tools for cheaper, overall. Though, this works less with power tools due to the proprietary batteries...
While I appreciate the sentiment, I'm not walking on eggshells while using my own (or my company's) computer. If/when they'll break it, either the community will overcome, or I lose the tool. Until then, though, I'll keep using the tool that has proven benefits to the end users. I mean this will no disrespect to you at all, fuck Microsoft.
Having web logon would mean they would need to hold the decryption key in some form (or have a weak decryption key, your credentials), so, while convenient, I think it would degrade security and possibly privacy. Unless you mean to receive new messages, the way the desktop app works?