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Now that everyone has a cell phone and keeps the same number forever, your phone number is the new social security number. Think of all the places social securi
by njarboe 8y ago
Now that everyone has a cell phone and keeps the same number forever, your phone number is the new social security number. Think of all the places social security numbers were used because they were a fixed identifier and how we now think that that was a bad idea. Laws were passed against companies using them. Giving out your phone number is the same problem except many companies have some legitimate reason to collect it (see the article) and then what do you do?
- wmeredith 8y agoGetting a new phone number is a walk in the park compared to a new SS#
- MiddleEndian 8y ago>then what do you do? Give up, stop answering your phone.
- jonaswi 8y agoI too protect my phone number like my SSN. When a lot of services started to offer 2FA via mobile nimber I bought a cheap SIM Card and used a raspberry pi I had laying around to build a SMS<->Telegram bot. I now use this mobile number for 2FA services or services I don‘t trust.
- acct1771 8y agoI can probably buy your SSN for under $10, conservatively.