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It seems as though nobody in this thread actually read the article. They are not revealing user names on the site. The objection here is having the real name as part of your private profile data, in case of a future data breach. It’s a real concern, but orders of magnitude less serious than what everybody is assuming.
Shame on Ars for the misleading clickbait headline.
This doesn't really make it any better though, IMO
You really don't think "we store your username and haven't revealed it" is any better than "we store your real name and did reveal it"?
I swear some people are just contrary.
No they're not