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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · vor 2 Jahren

Signal is now testing public usernames that allow users to conceal the phone numbers linked to their accounts while communicating with others.

Direct link to Signal’s blog post:

https://www.signal.org/blog/new-features-fall-2023/

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