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Documentation on security implications and use of phone numbers in Keybase #18945
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you can search by phone number by just typing in the number in user search |
but what if i don't WANT to be discoverable by phone, email or other methods? |
@nealmcb We'll have a doc out soon. |
We wrote some docs at https://keybase.io/docs/chat/phones_and_emails. Let us know if there's anything else you want to know that's missing, we'll add it. Thanks! |
I think the information from that handy document, and tips on privacy implications, should be part of the client documentation. There are no tips in the client on how to search for phone numbers, and it is counter-intuitive at least for me that you'd just search "people" e.g. in the Keybase filter. |
Agree, we will link to this page from within the client in the next release.
This will be clearer in the next release.
Okay |
I may have missed it when skimming the conversation—could you please add "phone number and email verifications are only verified by the Keybase server" to your privacy policy and also clarify that contact information provided for finding other users does not go through any third-party services? |
Please consider not requiring me to provide my personal contact info at all to Keybase. I find this abhorrent for a supposedly pro-privacy company to require this information. See also #18903 |
It's considered and it currently works. Please check again. If it's actually requiring an email or phone number, it's a bug. |
Thank you so much @maxtaco! Removing the email was the solution I was seeking. It no longer has the orange dot now and I am happy! |
That link is (now) 404 - the correct URL is https://book.keybase.io/docs/chat/phones-and-emails. |
Also navigation to that page is broken; submitted as keybase/book-content#52 |
This link is now broken for the same reason as listed in keybase/book-content#52. Also, you only added it to the mobile client, and missed the desktop client. Filed as #24262.
Please re-open again until the above is fixed. Thanks! |
I was surprised to see the message "Add your phone number so your friends can find you." on my Keybase Android app today. But I see no way to search by phone number. And the only options are "Add number" (by default) and "Later".
I searched high and low for documentation on the intended use of this, what Keybase would do with it, how it could be used by me and my friends, what the privacy policy was, etc etc.
I found nothing in the blog, and only a smattering of mentions here in issues. That's very distressing for a privacy-focused app.
The most interesting hit was Stop nagging about email verification and allow disabling unwanted features · Issue #18903 · keybase/client with its link to Why Apple’s Notification Bubbles Are so Stressful - OneZero. And I agree. Having that red highlite of "1" on the bottom left of my app is very distracting even though I'm colorblind so red is not very bright.
I also found a bunch of PRs but no design document or the like.
So what's up? Why would this feature be helpful? What are the security issues? And how do I get that "1" to go away without suggesting I'm interested in seeing this request again, until I know what's in it for me?
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