Signal Messenger Testing Usernames to Replace Phone Numbers

Signal is testing the displaying of Usernames instead of phone numbers to protect people’s privacy while using the popular end-to-end encrypted messenger app. Privacy advocates, including this website, have long criticized Signal for its mandatory requirement for a phone number during registration. Although substituting phone numbers with Usernames doesn’t directly address this problem, it significantly …

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