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		alexnewman on Aug 9, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I don't trust Signal Ya really think phone numbers are hard to get?

FrozenTraffic on Aug 9, 2018 [–]

Since there is someone above claiming that getting a phone number in some countries "requires" biometric identification, I'd say yes.

snaky on Aug 9, 2018 | [–]

As usual with restrictions and regulations, it's easy to obtain for bad guys and not easy for good guys.

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