DogsAreEverywhere@feddit.it to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agowhat do companies do with your phone number ?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squarewhat do companies do with your phone number ?DogsAreEverywhere@feddit.it to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
I have a question, what do companies do with your phone number ? can they trace who you are and what you do ?
minus-squareSternout@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThis is not possible. Most services that require a phone number also verify it via sms. Additionally they check so that each number can only be used once, disabling most free sms receivers online.
minus-squareᗪIᐯEᖇGEᑎTᕼᗩᖇᗰOᑎIᑕᔕ@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOh, i never experienced this. My thought is rather, “nobody will call anyway” … that said, perhaps it’s because i’m largely living outside of online buseness. Location: Europe mostly. What busenesses are you talking about, out of interest?
minus-squarechayleaf@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agothey’re talking about sites like Facebook or Google
This is not possible.
Most services that require a phone number also verify it via sms.
Additionally they check so that each number can only be used once, disabling most free sms receivers online.
Oh, i never experienced this. My thought is rather, “nobody will call anyway” … that said, perhaps it’s because i’m largely living outside of online buseness. Location: Europe mostly. What busenesses are you talking about, out of interest?
they’re talking about sites like Facebook or Google