Like which? Overall requesting a phone number has quickly become the most reliable and simplest way to ensure someone is human. Not foolproof, but foolproof enough. Not ultra-convenient, but convenient enough. It just works, there’s a reason so many do it that way. 🤷
I don’t use any service that requires a phone number, which even does that anymore? I guess Facebook, Instagram, Twitter? That’s surely just to track you. It is very easy to spoof a mobile number, the regular old confirm security code per email works just as well. Or just do email register + 2fa with an authenticator app or passkey.
Why the fuck do they require my phone number to register? No thanks.
Ages ago I got a spam Gmail account with a google voice number I also use for this type spam bs!
Those aren’t available to register anymore though, are they?
To make sure you are real.
There are better ways to confirm someone is a human. If they would not just want to gather personal user data instead, which apparently is the case.
Like which? Overall requesting a phone number has quickly become the most reliable and simplest way to ensure someone is human. Not foolproof, but foolproof enough. Not ultra-convenient, but convenient enough. It just works, there’s a reason so many do it that way. 🤷
I don’t use any service that requires a phone number, which even does that anymore? I guess Facebook, Instagram, Twitter? That’s surely just to track you. It is very easy to spoof a mobile number, the regular old confirm security code per email works just as well. Or just do email register + 2fa with an authenticator app or passkey.