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Signal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why? (techcrunch.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, but I'd say separating your identities you use for different things is a very basic measure a lot of people would want to use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

Well, it depends how you define different "things". In your example you are talking with people. It doesn't matter with whom or about what, and the service is a meta-service in this sense. You might not want to use the same email for the gambling site and for your school newsletter, but talking with people - information that says private - using a program that identifies you with a number is not the same thing.