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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data

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Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

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Ephemeral usernames instead of phone numbers safeguard privacy — and makes the Signal messenger app even harder to subpoena.

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maybe Wogi wants to check his makeup in the mirror while he’s out at guillotine-the-rich rallies.

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