Signal has started rolling out Signal Login, an optional registration method that allows users to create a Signal account without providing a phone number. The feature will be rolled out first on Android and will come to iOS later.
As we previously reported, Signal Login is not a free alternative registration method. Signal requires users who choose to register without a phone number to make a one-time payment. The price at launch is $2.99 / € 3.49, although this may vary by region and currency.
That’s just conspiracy theories at this point. If you assume google is constantly spying on the memory of all applications on your phone there is no reason at all to believe that.
I never said they were doing it or that people should assume it, just that it’s possible. Whether or not that matters is up to each individual’s own threat model and should be weighed accordingly.