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Signal Blog: Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames (signal.org)

submitted 8 months ago by UNIX84@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Finally, we can have usernames in Signal instead of giving our phone number to everybody.

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[–] debanqued@beehaw.org 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Anonymity is part of privacy.

Specifically, anonymity is confidentiality of identity. Confidentiality is part of privacy, which is a broad concept. So when a tool or mechanism works against anonymity, it works against privacy. It may not work against a privacy aspect that you care about, but it’s privacy nonetheless.