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Bypassing phone number requirements? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Are there any ways to avoid handing over your real phone number, besides having an extra SIM? Lots of places/services want SMS verification, but i rarely want to hand out my actual phone number.

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[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is mostly just for various online sign ups, they have no valid reason to get my real phone number.

[–] Shaul@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

To verify online sign up and not registering your number with an app or service, your only choice is to pay for a second number or not sign up at all.