Can I share my Signal username publicly? (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by starman@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'd put it on my website, which contains my real name anyway, but Signal says that I should only share it with people I trust. Also, the link (signal.me/...) contains long base64 string with unknown content. What do you think?

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[-] BurningTurtle@feddit.org 37 points 5 months ago

All of Lemmy is now in your inbox

[-] 667@lemmy.radio 18 points 5 months ago

Art of Reverse Scraping. Now the previous commenter will get at least a couple known good Signal handles to spam for a little.

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago

And now has trained more AI than anyone else.

Taps forehead.

[-] sunzu@kbin.run 9 points 5 months ago

a/s/l?

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Probably just two or three ultra-nerds.

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