iMessage is sending people my full name without my permission

Update:

1. Even though name and photo sharing were turned off, iMessage continued sending this info
2. i actually had to turn it back on and select “always ask”
3. i also had to go into messages and click “edit” (weird place to put this) to find something called “edit name and photo”. You can just remove your last name here
4. But this still didn’t solve the problem
5. In contacts, there is something called my card at the top. This is new. It appears this is the info iMessage was sharing and not what was listed in name and photo in messages. So you have to edit your card here.

Solving this privacy concern has been much too difficult and unintuitive. All this because of yet another “helpful “ new feature that we were all automatically opted into without notice. That literally no one wanted.

Confirmed that it was already turned off. Still happening.

here is the behavior I witnessed with my own eyes:

1. Meet random stranger
2. give number and first name only
3. they text me via iMessage
4. i reply via iMessage
5. their message list shows my first and last name

again, all the replies above have been posted in other threads on this topic and there are still hundreds of people saying they have this same issue. The threads on this forum just end with no resolution.

I am still concerned that apple continues to release “helpful” new functionality and simply opts users in without any notification whatsoever. In this particular case we have a significant privacy concern created by the release of a feature that— let’s be honest— literally no one wanted.

Confirmed it already was set to send and receive from phone number only. This is not the solution. Also— if it was the solution, Apple should have made it a helluva lot easier to opt into rather than out of. Apple’s constant stream of unannounced “helpful” new features often create unintended problems for users— and in this case it’s a significant privacy concern. Apple’s designers prioritize form and automation over function and control. Thanks again, Apple.