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It looks like almost all trendy “privacy” apps require a phone number: Signal, Protonmail…



At this point privacy is yet another marketing buzzword for platforms.

"Buy a VPN subscription. [insert fears] We promise your data is safe with us."

"Perform KYC verification to earn Brave BAT tokens. We want to protect your privacy."

"We're not like that other big platform. This time is different. Centralize your data with us."




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