I personally am fine with this.

  • SkaveRat
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    31 year ago

    how would they track you?

    The reason they want a phone number is, that it’s a relatively cheap way to ensure people not signing up bots galore, as getting phone numbers en masse is a lot harder than getting email accounts

    • Otome-chan
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      -41 year ago

      phone numbers are typically tied to your name/identity, and phone companies can locate you using their towers and such. Giving a company your phone number is identical to giving a company your full legal name and address.

      • SkaveRat
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        41 year ago

        me giving, let’s say, twitch my phone number gives them exactly 0 ways of tracking me in any way whatsoever

        Source: worked for a mobile company

      • @cryptiod137
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        21 year ago

        First part is not quite true, varies by country.

        Second part is full on Olympic mental gymnastics

      • @_number8_
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        yeah, no idea why you’re getting downvoted, it’s clear why companies are so eagerly embracing and requiring 2FA – if the benefits were only for the consumers, it wouldn’t be mandated anywhere near this quickly. but when they know they get a real human phone tied to every account, that’s a huge motivation