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EMCymatics
on June 15, 2023
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Freaky Leaky SMS: Extracting user locations by ana...
Just change it.
yosito
on June 15, 2023
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There are too many (bad) websites that have my number for 2FA, plus my lifelong network of contacts all have that number.
Caboose8685
on June 15, 2023
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Consider porting the number to something like Google voice or jmp.chat and get a random number you don't care about for your SIM.
yosito
on June 15, 2023
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It seems that Google Voice numbers can't be used for some 2FA services.
Caboose8685
on June 16, 2023
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That's possible, but those services most likely offer another form of 2FA. Getting away from using SMS 2FA everywhere you can is best.
yosito
on June 16, 2023
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I know, but it's not always under my control.
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