Tried that. Linux desktop version. Install went OK. Then I tried to use it. They asked for my phone number. So I uninstalled it. They have no need to know that information. No desire to use a product like that.
Buy a $5 burner phone if you care that much... it only uses it for linking to 2FA system instead of an email address. It's really not that big of a deal. It's not a photo ID with personally identifying information like your drivers license (ahem, Parler).
Its called contact tracing. It is a big deal.
It is also probable too late to worry about it, because they can already link and map anyone on the planet with the data they have now.
Adding a new phone and service would just confirm the data they already have on you.
I dont care to buy a burner phone. Thats too much effort for a social media platform. It's literally more work than Twitter and I told you that was pleeeeeeenty of bullshit for me. Too much noise to information ratio. Circlejerks all day long. Don't need it.
Just taking a wild swing here but.... you could just get telegram.....
Tried that. Linux desktop version. Install went OK. Then I tried to use it. They asked for my phone number. So I uninstalled it. They have no need to know that information. No desire to use a product like that.
Exactly. I won't use anything that requires phone number or driver's license number.
You do realise it's primarily a messenging app right?
Doesn't change my stance on the matter at all.
Buy a $5 burner phone if you care that much... it only uses it for linking to 2FA system instead of an email address. It's really not that big of a deal. It's not a photo ID with personally identifying information like your drivers license (ahem, Parler).
Its called contact tracing. It is a big deal. It is also probable too late to worry about it, because they can already link and map anyone on the planet with the data they have now. Adding a new phone and service would just confirm the data they already have on you.
I dont care to buy a burner phone. Thats too much effort for a social media platform. It's literally more work than Twitter and I told you that was pleeeeeeenty of bullshit for me. Too much noise to information ratio. Circlejerks all day long. Don't need it.
No thanks. I'm not signing up for anymore of these things. Twitter and FB was enough.
Agreed, or ask for someone who has .te to post a screenshot.
We are. We are asking the original posters who want to use Telegram as a source to do this.