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Never really made any sense to me whatsoever why we all switched over from having to use phone numbers instead of email addresses as sign in over the past few y
by whywhywhywhy 7y ago
Never really made any sense to me whatsoever why we all switched over from having to use phone numbers instead of email addresses as sign in over the past few years.
I get why businesses want to harvest peoples phone numbers and phone books but you'd hope at least some would think of the implications to users first.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoUsing phone numbers as authentication is a cheap and effective way to prevent spam, as well as track users with a unique ID.
- alistairSH 7y agoBut phone numbers are not unique. They are regularly re-assigned to new customers.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoIt’s a good enough solution. Especially for those with disposable income, they’re not changing numbers often, if ever.
- alistairSH 7y agoGood enough, as long as you don't get assigned a number that previously belonged to a porn-addicted weirdo, or criminal, or dead-beat who doesn't pay their bills, or any number of other not-nice things that can turn your life into a hot mess despite never doing those things yourself.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoI meant good enough for the business.
- blackflame7000 7y agoIt's much easier to create additional emails than phone numbers so if you are trying to cut down on fake accounts phone number makes more sense.