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Signal Desktop without a smartphone, standalone version in development (aboutsignal.com)

submitted 6 days ago by unglueclass23@programming.dev to c/privacy@programming.dev

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[–] radieschen@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I assume the point is that by requiring a phone number it's a drop-in replacement for WhatsApp. There's no need to register an account, just install a different app and you're good to go.

It's not the biggest barrier, but for some people it is one.

[–] rmrf@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Why do I need to register an account?

If mullvad can let me click one to generate an "account" that receives payment, signal can figure out how to do the same with a bit of text.