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It only does that if they already have your contact info. If they already have that info, don’t they already know you exist? It won’t reveal your name, only the info they already have in their contacts.

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I’ve got work acquaintances and professional acquaintances in my contacts that I don’t necessarily want knowing my Signal identity. I’ve also got people saved in my contacts purely so I know not to answer that number.

The entire point of Signal is supposed to be privacy/security. The way it telegraphs to anyone in my contacts that I’m on Signal is a big reason I stopped using Signal. It’s… slimy.

This is actually a big deal for me and probably one of the main reasons why I asked the question. Facebook did this exact same thing in the past (not sure if its changed) where even if you don't give them permission to scan your contacts, they will be suggested as "people you might know". I deleted Facebook recently and I was hoping Signal would at least try to be better than the underhandedness of Facebook, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

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