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Phone numbers were not a secure 2FA anyway, and I've been using the TOTP alternative since it's been available... but I don't really see a problem with them usi
by jarfil 8y ago
Phone numbers were not a secure 2FA anyway, and I've been using the TOTP alternative since it's been available... but I don't really see a problem with them using whatever to show "more relevant ads", if you don't want ads just use an ad blocker.
- cecja 8y agoCan you link me the Ad Blocker for text messages?
- hjek 8y agoIf you're running android, it has a word-based spam-filter[0]. But it does look like phone number blocking is a more common solution. [0]: https://www.quora.com/Which-is-the-best-app-in-Android-for-blocking-text-messages?share=1 https://www.quora.com/Which-is-the-best-app-in-Android-for-b...
- xg15 8y agoWhat if the more relevant ads are robocalls like in this case?
- lozaning 8y agoWho is still answering phone calls on their cell from numbers not in their contact book? If you call me and you're not in my phone my phones just dumps you direct to voicemail. Not excuse this behavior in the least, but robo calls in general are a solved problem for me.
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoThe answer is many folks depending on lifestyle. But more importantly, increased robocalls seriously means more life interruptions. Work nights? Sleeping while sick? That phone still rings, and there are many reasons to leave the sound on. Direct to voicemail simply doesn't really solve all the issues.
- justinclift 8y agoYeah, I eventually got so sick of spam callers in the UK waking me up that I just got into the habit of leaving the house phone unplugged. Didn't live in a mobile service area either, so no mobile too. Some parts of that were really good. :)
- Deestan 8y ago> Who is still answering phone calls on their cell from numbers not in their contact book? Anyone with kids. Anyone who works as a B2B customer contact.
- bryanrasmussen 8y agoPeople call me all the time to offer me work, and they're not in my contact book until I've talked to them at least once.
- ubernostrum 8y agoHere's a typical problem: * Be in the US, get your mobile number years and years ago and it has the area code of where you lived at the time. * Move somewhere else, keep the mobile number. * Now you get 4-5 robocalls per day spoofing numbers from "your" area code and calling at reasonable hours for that area... which are not reasonable hours where you now live. And if you say "just turn on do not disturb", remember some folks have to be on call for their jobs, don't know in advance what numbers the pager alerts will come from, and so have to leave the phone open to ring from whoever calls. Which will be robocalls with "helpful" offers at 4AM. What I would love to see in a future mobile operating system is the ability to say "block all calls from this area code unless they're in my contacts".
- spacehome 8y agoI realize it's not a great option for lots of people, but the optimal solution is to choose a phone number with an area code far away from where you will ever have any legitimate contacts, and block everything from that area code.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago> Who is still answering phone calls on their cell from numbers not in their contact book? Anyone who runs a small business?
- underwater 8y agoLikewise, passwords fail to protect against a whole class of attacks. I don’t know why Facebook still uses them.
- jarfil 8y agoPhone numbers fail against remote third party undetectable attacks with O(1) complexity. You'd have to use a password like "1234" to fail like that.