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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months ago

No More Phone Number Swaps: Signal Messaging App Now Testing Usernames

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No More Phone Number Swaps: Signal Messaging App Now Testing Usernames

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months ago

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Offering usernames will allow people to stop giving out their phone number —a sensitive piece of information— in order to connect with others on the messaging app.

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Does it not backup to a computer with iTunes, the same way WhatsApp and iMessage does?

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