# Usernames in shared links break anonymity

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/usernames-in-shared-links-break-anonymity/42554
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** privacy, completed
**Created:** [14.Апрель.2016 12:12:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usernames-in-shared-links-break-anonymity/42554 "2016-04-14T12:12:21Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [15.Апрель.2016 08:10:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/usernames-in-shared-links-break-anonymity/42554/9 "2016-04-15T08:10:00Z")

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> [@michaeld](#):
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> Why not make this a site setting (default ON) ?

I am fine with that as a PR, but you would automatically lose all the sharing badges (first share, nice share, good share, great share) if you disabled usernames there.

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