Meta desperately wants you to think they care about your personal privacy. WhatsApp will now let three billion users reserve unique digital usernames. The company claims this stops strangers from stealing your personal phone number. You can finally join massive group chats without exposing your private digits. They market this sudden change as a monumental victory for user safety.

A New Way to Track You

Do not blindly trust a corporation built entirely on relentless data harvesting. WhatsApp simply replaces your phone number with a highly trackable corporate identifier. They seamlessly tie your new username to your existing Facebook and Instagram profiles. This allows Meta to build a unified, inescapable profile of your entire digital life. They face massive lawsuits for destroying the mental health of teenagers globally. Now, they roll out a cheap feature to distract regulators and angry parents. They will absolutely find a way to monetize your new digital identity.

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