March 29, 2024, 9:13 a.m. | /u/maybemythrwaway

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I have been using Signal daily for almost 7 years now. The biggest complaint is you needed to give out your phone number.

However, after reading the recent Wired article on Epstein pederasts likely being out by data brokers (spoiler no names given), I noticed the journalists soliciting tips had Signal usernames.

I dug into my Signal app on iPhone and lo and behold there it was.

According to this blog I am 36 days behind the curve.

https://www.signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

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