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> point is, not having a phone number will be tantamount to not having a social security number in many situations. I think a phone number is shifting to be a
by EADGBE 9y ago
> point is, not having a phone number will be tantamount to not having a social security number in many situations.
I think a phone number is shifting to be a replacement for social security numbers in customer databases.
My grocery store/gas station relationship, Guitar Center, jewelry store, and oil/lube service station. And that's just the last week-or-so interactions. They don't know my social, but they're using my phone as a primary key for their rewards/lookup.
- jclardy 9y agoMaybe I'm too young, but why would any retail merchant ask for a social security number? The only people I give that out to are banks.
- EADGBE 9y agoFor a while, a membership card number would have sufficed, but since no one carries that around, the retailers are assigning your phone number to your identity. Much like social security numbers did for the government back in its inception.