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WhatsApp rolls out usernames to help users hide their phone number

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

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. [...]

Analysis

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. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Jun 29, 2026.

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