Comment on SIM binding in India: What it means for WhatsApp, Telegram users and why the government wants it
sonofearth@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoBut I don’t think it would make any difference. What would actually secure the account is the internal account password which both Signal and Whatsapp already have.
CameronDev@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
If you hold the number it can’t get recycled into distribution. Signal does fall back to MFA codes over SMS from memory (I’ve recovered the signal account for my grandma, as I own the number), so anyone who controls the number controls the account.