NorthWestWind@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAre you happy with your username?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareAre you happy with your username?NorthWestWind@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square79fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIMALlama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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 sga@gmail.com and someone grabs sga@yahoo.com. /random tidbit
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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 sga@gmail.com and someone grabs sga@yahoo.com.
/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.