Setting up two-factor authentication requires "either a phone or both security keys and code generator". They really want your phone #
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I think that is more about ensuring people can’t get locked out of their account. I’m fine with requiring code generator backup
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same with Twitter; if you sign up with no phone number and then authenticate with an app, you’ll get locked out immediately. 100%.
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Open source Signal does the same thing though.
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open source is irrelevant. Signal is strictly safer than email
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more than your phone number, they are trying to harvest your address book. You can’t send a message unless you grant WhatsApp access!
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