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Jun 29 2026 WhatsApp rolls out usernames to help users hide their phone number

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WhatsApp is finally allowing users to reserve usernames, a privacy feature that lets them hide their phone numbers from people not in their contact list. [...]

Posted by Sergiu Gatlan on Mon 29 June 2026 in BleepingComputer.

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