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> Caveat: I still need Norwegian BankID to work with my SIM though. Same in India, Banking & Payment apps need to verify that the SIM i.e. Phone number is inde
by Abishek_Muthian 5y ago
> Caveat: I still need Norwegian BankID to work with my SIM though.
Same in India, Banking & Payment apps need to verify that the SIM i.e. Phone number is indeed the one associated with the bank account and so they send SMS in the background at random intervals.
I don't do real-time communication and so I had the lowest tier prepaid carrier plan just for this purpose, But the oligopolies decided to remove SMS from the low tier plans suddenly and all my payment apps are now deactivated!
Meanwhile scammers continue to use phone numbers (SIM) bought dime a dozen with fake identity cards[1].
WhatsApp should never be forgiven for making phone number as a flawed identity of a living person, It's disappointing that Signal continued with it.
[1] https://twitter.com/Abishek_Muthian/status/1406964960081571845 https://twitter.com/Abishek_Muthian/status/14069649600815718...