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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/post/270408

Some local drug dealers and addicts use signal and I def don't want them having my phone number.

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

No. Use matrix, where you can have several accounts.

[–] ninchuka@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

not currently, they do seem to be actively working on adding usernames but who knows how long that will take

[–] madd0ck@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Afaik there is a build flag in the source code for Signal not to share your number in group chats but that has been there for quite some time. The Signal team really takes its time on this one…

[–] kixik@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago
[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I recently heard about Data Bag. It's a decentralized and federated end to end encrypted messaging service. It could help with the issue. As long as you have or know someone who could run a node on some server space or even a rasberry pi

[–] Ghast@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Wanting privacy's understandable, but I don't get why people have to add 'drug addicts'.

People smoking a heroine spliff aren't gonna do drugs at your house.

[–] skycat@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

If you want temporary solution, use XMPP. You can use a username instead of a phone number. You can create private and public chats

[–] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Matrix and element?

[–] Helix@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Get a burner phone number?

[–] nerrad@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I did that. I lost the burner number after it got rotated. Months later, I lost my Signal account when someone apparently used the number to setup an account on Signal.

[–] ninchuka@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

You can lock your signal account with a password/code so that can't happen

[–] Kdan9@mastodon.uno 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] thursday_j@lemmy.perthchat.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cross compatible with signal? Like how Lemmy and Mastodon federate?

[–] Fisuxcel@exploding-heads.com 1 points 2 years ago

nope signal is proprietary and cross compatibility would likely compromise their security

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