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WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot
While Americans still prefer text messaging to WhatsApp, the app is widely used in much of the rest of the world.
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WhatsApp is introducing a change to its user identification system, allowing users to be identified by usernames rather than their phone numbers.
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