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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/signal-tests-usernames-that-keep-your-phone-number-private/

Signal is now testing public usernames that allow users to conceal the phone numbers linked to their accounts while communicating with others.

Link to discussion on the Signal community forums

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They want you to do just that: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866 That link has instructions on how to sign up.

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