WhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames
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PARIS, France (AFP) — The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said Monday.
Instead, people will be able to pick unique usernames to share with others, in a move “designed to protect the privacy of your phone number”, WhatsApp said in a statement.
Restricting access to phone numbers would mean they are not shared automatically in cases such as being added to a large group chat or messaging a person or business for the first time, the company added.
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