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This reminds me of an old idea I called Reverse MFA where the person you're talking to over the phone must provide a valid 6 digit number before you give out pe
by dandrew5 2y ago
This reminds me of an old idea I called Reverse MFA where the person you're talking to over the phone must provide a valid 6 digit number before you give out personal details like birthday, SSN, etc.
- m463 2y agosort of related, I wish phones generally allowed extensions. In other words, phone number plus a 6-digit extension, otherwise voicemail. Sort of like your code, but allowing a person to talk to you in the first place.
- user_7832 2y agoNot exactly the same, but wouldn't it be possible using a VOIP service like Google Fi to have/generate a large number of phone numbers? Give each contact their unique number, so if you ever get spam called you can detect where your number leaked from. (If it isn't directly possible, I'm fairly sure using some sort of iot telephony servive would help getting hundreds of legitimate numbers. Now only to build a cell interceptor to funnel them all to one phone!)
- simoncion 2y agoI don't think Google Fi is a VoIP service? At least, not any more one than any other cellular provider in these days where "WiFi Calling" is widespread. Last I knew, they used T-Mobile for their cellular connection.
- ruined 2y agothis is technically possible at the phone level, but all the business infrastructure enforces ten digit validation.
- m463 2y agoit's a wish, probably a fantasy. but it could be like letting smart people organize their life using email addresses in a similar way: foo+extra@gmail.com
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- Terr_ 2y agoPshaw, next thing you'll be saying companies have to be liable when criminals fool their employees rather than pushing all the consequences onto innocent customers under the phrase "identity theft." :p