NorthWestWind@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAre you happy with your username?message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareAre you happy with your username?NorthWestWind@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIMALlama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoFun fact: user names are instance specific, so someone could grab any of our user names on a different instance. Think of it as having [email protected] and someone grabs [email protected]. /random tidbit
minus-squarehitmyspotlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAnd even if it was gone, display name can be different than username. Making it both more and less anonymous and more and less secure.
Fun fact: user names are instance specific, so someone could grab any of our user names on a different instance. Think of it as having [email protected] and someone grabs [email protected].
/random tidbit
And even if it was gone, display name can be different than username. Making it both more and less anonymous and more and less secure.