• Ulrich@feddit.org
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    20 hours ago

    Not worried about my phone number, I’m more worried about my profile.

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      15 hours ago

      Your profile, like everything else on Signal, is also end-to-end encrypted. Your name and profile picture do get shared with whoever you chat with, groups or individuals. If you don’t want your name and profile picture shared with randos, either don’t set them or don’t chat with randos.

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        2 hours ago

        your profile…is also end-to-end encrypted

        That’s fine if one of those ends isn’t a public activism group.

        If you don’t want your name and profile picture shared with randos, either don’t set them

        I use Signal to talk to people I actually know, both personally and professionally. I don’t want to message them from some sort of unidentifiable alias. And if I did they would know my alias and could disclose it to law enforcement.

        or don’t chat with randos.

        That was my point, thank you.