formerlytomato@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoStop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital IDnotthesolution.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squarey0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoI’ve been considering getting a pager or a burner phone just for this
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoJust get a virtual DID number from something like Voip.ms or virtualphone. There may be other providers out there that use crypto for payment for added privacy, but if all you want to do is be able to keep your real phone # off the grid, these work.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agousually they check for VOIP numbers and give you an error. Has to be legit.
I’ve been considering getting a pager or a burner phone just for this
Just get a virtual DID number from something like Voip.ms or virtualphone. There may be other providers out there that use crypto for payment for added privacy, but if all you want to do is be able to keep your real phone # off the grid, these work.
usually they check for VOIP numbers and give you an error. Has to be legit.