WhatsApp is finally allowing users to reserve usernames, a privacy feature that lets them hide their phone numbers from people not in their contact list.
Add it to the list of things WhatsApp stole from Signal
WhatsApp rolls out usernames to help users hide their phone number
Submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
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NGram@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
Marija@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
spyfree.org explores stronger privacy ideas.
grandel@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Still meta though so no thanks