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New Discord username policy raises user privacy fears

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May 10, 2023, 2 a.m. |

Malwarebytes Labs blog.malwarebytes.com

Categories: News

Tags: Discord


Tags: privacy


Tags: username


Tags: discriminator


Tags: DM


Tags: bot


Tags: chat


Tags: change


Tags: changing


Tags: server


Tags: hijack phish


Tags: private


We take a look at the reaction to Discord's proposed changes to how usernames work, and why many users aren't happy with the upcoming alterations.



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