Signal is working on a standalone version of its desktop app that does not require a smartphone. Signal Desktop will also gain additional options when used as a linked device.
Yep. So… You sign up with a username, no phone number… Then you use a payment provider to pay for that account… And… Your payment info is therefore linked to that account at creation time.
Potential remedy could be using Bitcoin or something as an option, but then… 99% of people dont have or use crypto, and would just use the default CC/paypal. Same issue.
For non-phone-numbered accounts
Yep. So… You sign up with a username, no phone number… Then you use a payment provider to pay for that account… And… Your payment info is therefore linked to that account at creation time.
Potential remedy could be using Bitcoin or something as an option, but then… 99% of people dont have or use crypto, and would just use the default CC/paypal. Same issue.
The fuck do you think the phone number works
You claimed a payment system would solve spam. I explained why that gets right back to the privacy problem.
This has left you deeply confused, apparently. Bye.