Signal has started rolling out Signal Login, an optional registration method that allows users to create a Signal account without providing a phone number. The feature will be rolled out first on Android and will come to iOS later.

As we previously reported, Signal Login is not a free alternative registration method. Signal requires users who choose to register without a phone number to make a one-time payment. The price at launch is $2.99 / € 3.49, although this may vary by region and currency.

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[–] 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Except the payment goes through Google Play, making it trackable

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (3 children)

    Yes that’s the point of requiring payment or a phone number

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Which is antithetical to having a "private messenger"

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    No, it's only antithetical to having a "anonymous messenger".

    Still don't like it that Signal would require payment through Google and I'm hoping for more payment options (inb4 Apple...) but let's not call a hare a 'hore.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    I think anonymous messenger generally means talking to other people anonymously. If I want to talk to my friend from school that is private messaging, but that shouldn’t require me to identify myself to some foreign company.

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