They should also add a strong recommendation that WhatsApp and Signal are better used from a burner phone and a disposable phone number. With phone (directory)

They should also add a strong recommendation that WhatsApp and Signal are better used from a burner phone and a disposable phone number. With phone (directory) aggregation platforms like Truecaller that collect many people’s names and numbers and also provide free lookups, certain people who want or need a higher degree of anonymity would end up being inadvertently exposed to the people at NYT.