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WhatsApp Is About to Hide Your Phone Number — Reserve Yours Now

WhatsApp is rolling out reservable usernames so people who do not have your number can contact you by a chosen name instead.

Why a username is actually a privacy upgrade

On most apps, a username is cosmetic.

How WhatsApp usernames work

WhatsApp built this deliberately to avoid becoming a place where strangers can find and pester you.

WhatsApp is late to this, and that is the interesting part

Here is the context the announcement leaves out: WhatsApp is not the pioneer here.

What you should do right now

If you care about keeping your number private, do not wait for the full launch.

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