Example communication methods and devices are described to reduce possibility that account information of a contact corresponding to an electronic business card is leaked. One example method includes receiving a first electronic business card sent by a second terminal. The first electronic business card is an electronic business card of a user corresponding to a client of a third terminal or a client of the second terminal. A first identifier used to identify an account of a user corresponding to the first electronic business card is displayed based on the first electronic business card. Displaying the first user account is skipped.