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I mean, if you’re using your name as your username, you can’t really complain that Signal doesn’t let you be private. That’s on you.
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Or you could…you know… NOT use your name as your screen name. That’s like buying a hammer and complaining that the nail remover side isn’t efficient at removing screws. Well…yeah. You’re not meant to use it that way.
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And if you read what I said, YOU’RE USING IT FOR THE WRONG PURPOSES!!!
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Edward Snowden.
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You’re using a messaging app that was built with the express intent of being private and encrypted. You’re asking why you can’t have a right to privacy when you use your real name as your display handle in order to hide your phone number.
Yes, it does hide your phone number, by using your screen name as your identity.
If you then use personal details as your screen name, you can’t get mad at the app for not hiding your personal details. That’s not how this app works. That was never how this app worked.
Chatting with your friends and clients isn’t what this app is for. This isn’t facebook. There are other apps for that. This isn’t that.