Buterin Backs Signal No-Phone Number Feature, Warns on Privacy
- Signal is developing phone number-free account registration for its messaging platform.
- Eliminating phone numbers will remove discrimination and location-based profiling.
- Vitalik Buterin thinks the privacy issue is way beyond identification by phone numbers.
The open-source instant messaging app Signal is working to allow users to register on its network without a phone number. Although it has not been officially confirmed, Signal noted that the ability to register for Signal without a phone number is a frequently requested feature on its platform.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted the latest development as โvery welcome news from Signal.โ
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