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    13 hours ago

    Element 2.0 or Signal is only worth ones, I think.

    But to be honest - it’s only IP and phone number. If you have concerns about possibility of such request about your persona, you always can buy Telegram’s anonymous phone number / fake telephone number / use VPN to login.

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      10 hours ago

      Element I’m not that sure, it’s so bloated that I’m surprised it works on mobile phones. Regarding matrix sure

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      12 hours ago

      Just clarifying for the ones who don’t know: Element is a Matrix client.