Tag: pseudonyms
For more privacy, WhatsApp takes another step towards integrating pseudonyms
Maxence Glineur February 12, 2024 at 8:29 a.m. 0 © Melnikov Dmitriy / Shutterstock The messaging service wants to allow us to hide our phone number. Still in the testing…
Signal wants to replace phone numbers with pseudonyms to increase security
At the start of 2021, the number of downloads of the application developed by the Signal Foundation had jumped by 4,000%, making instant messaging number 1 ahead of WhatsApp on…
Without a real name on Facebook: Pseudonyms are allowed
If you have a Facebook account, you must publicly state your real name – at least that’s what Facebook means. The Federal Court of Justice has now determined that the…
BGH overturns real name obligation: Facebook may not generally prohibit pseudonyms
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has overturned a clause in Facebook’s terms of use, according to which a user of the social network must always use the name that…
Defeat before the Federal Court of Justice: Facebook must allow older pseudonyms
Defeat before the Federal Court of Justice Facebook must allow older pseudonyms 01/27/2022, 11:20 am It is a success for the two users who sued Facebook: According to a ruling…