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  "id": 2788,
  "url": "https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32256/whatsapp-usernames-in-india-privacy-upgrade-or-new-fraud-surface-for-digital-finance",
  "title": "WhatsApp Usernames in India: Privacy Upgrade or New Fraud Surface for Digital Finance?",
  "summary": "WhatsApp usernames may reduce phone number exposure, but in India, they also raise a deeper question...",
  "authors": null,
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "privacy-surveillance",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "india",
  "published_at": "2026-07-13T15:00:04.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-14T16:11:46.979Z",
  "source_slug": "x-finextra-ai",
  "source_name": "Finextra AI",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.finextra.com/channel/ai",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/2788",
  "original_url": "https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/32256/whatsapp-usernames-in-india-privacy-upgrade-or-new-fraud-surface-for-digital-finance",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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