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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

No More Phone Number Swaps: Signal Messaging App Now Testing Usernames

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No More Phone Number Swaps: Signal Messaging App Now Testing Usernames

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Offering usernames will allow people to stop giving out their phone number —a sensitive piece of information— in order to connect with others on the messaging app.

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Do they give a reason, or just “lawl no, sux 2 b u”?

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