Yes, you can use Signal without sharing your personal phone number. Here’s how I did it.

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 months ago

    That risk is not just theoretical. I made a test account (on another service; not Signal) using a free anonymous SMS number. A few months later, the account had been hijacked.

    Of course, if it’s a disposable account, then having it hijacked after you’re done with it might be a good thing.

    • Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      Signal has account pins now so I don’t think the attack vector is as large as it used to be