@NorthWestWind to Ask LemmyEnglish • 4 months agoAre you happy with your username?message-square86arrow-up171arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareAre you happy with your username?@NorthWestWind to Ask LemmyEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square86file-text
minus-square@IMALlamalink2•4 months agoFun fact: user names are instance specific, so someone could grab any of our user names on a different instance. Think of it as having [email protected] and someone grabs [email protected]. /random tidbit
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•4 months agoAnd even if it was gone, display name can be different than username. Making it both more and less anonymous and more and less secure.
Fun fact: user names are instance specific, so someone could grab any of our user names on a different instance. Think of it as having [email protected] and someone grabs [email protected].
/random tidbit
And even if it was gone, display name can be different than username. Making it both more and less anonymous and more and less secure.