cholling on Nostr: Thanks for the explainer. I'm glad to hear that Signal takes measures to ensure that ...

Thanks for the explainer. I'm glad to hear that Signal takes measures to ensure that neither they nor third parties can access my contacts, but their app still reads my contacts, and as I recall (it's been years since I signed up for Signal) this contact- reading is opt-out rather than opt-in.

Also, I believe the ability to have a Signal account not tied to a phone number is a relatively recent development?