Changing the names would be easier, but if you're not comfortable lying, try only making friends with people named Alice, Bob, Carol, etc.
![[[A standing figure is conversing with another figure who is sitting on computer desk chair. Behind the sitting figure is a desk with a flat-panel monitor.]] Standing figure: Alice sends a message to Bob saying to meet her somewhere. Sitting figure: Uh huh. Standing figure: But Eve sees it, too, and goes to the place. Sitting figure: With you so far. Standing figure: Bob is delayed, and Alice and Eve meet. Sitting figure: Yeah? I've discovered a way to get computer scientists to listen to any boring story.](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/protocol.png "Changing the names would be easier, but if you're not comfortable lying, try only making friends with people named Alice, Bob, Carol, etc.")