Nowadays, a majority of apps require you to sign up with your email or even worse your phone number. If you have a phone number attached to your name, meaning you went to a cell service/phone provider, and you gave them your ID, then no matter what app you use, no matter how private it says it is, it is not private. There is NO exception to this. Your identity is instantly tied to that account.
Signal is not private. I recommend Simplex or another peer to peer onion messaging app. They don’t require email or phone number. So as long as you protect your IP you are anonymous
Been saying this for many many years and always get blank stares in response. All the more annoying when its for use in groups that are all about privacy and they only want to use telegram.
However, it does make me happy to finally see someone else say it. So, thanks for that.
We are the rarity. Lol people in the comments are glitching over this statement