What is the proton equivalent of this service if one exists?

  • KevonLooney
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    3 months ago

    Yes. That’s it. They want to know you’re a person.

    It prevents a lot of scammers and only a few “privacy enthusiasts” are hurt.

    • Fizz@lemmy.nzOP
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      3 months ago

      It sucks that privacy enthusiasts have to mix with actual criminals trying to hide.

      • KevonLooney
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        3 months ago

        How else would you propose they cheaply confirm that you’re a person? Get a picture of your ID card? That’s more invasive and unnecessary.

        There are more modern methods that will identify you without a phone number. In the near future you will not need to enter a 6 digit code. Your phone will be able to be identified by its sim card and location (even if you have GPS off). Do you like that more or less than giving your phone number and receiving a text?

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          3 months ago

          My issue isnt them texting my number and seeing if im a human. I dont like that they store my phone number and email because if I use my phone number and a random email on 1 site and my phone number and a random email on another site I can be tracked via my phone number in the dataset that these sites sell.

    • neatchee@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Yup. Exactly this. Telephony is reasonably good (but not great) as a way to filter out the minority of high-risk users. You can learn a lot about a phone number through well-known resources. VeriSign’s business is booming for a reason.