We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger’s new feature aimed at addressing critics’ most persistent complaint. Here’s how it works.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12200311

Signal Finally Rolls Out Usernames, So You Can Keep Your Phone Number Private

It’s the signal metadata that they want to keep associated with an identity

They still can fulfill government requests for who is talking to who and how often

Got proof for that last claim?

I thought their sealed sender feature was meant to prevent exactly this scenario.

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