Comment on Google Shared My Phone Number!

catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Except he provided it for identify verification, and if I was asked for this my assumption would be they need a mobile number to send a text message to. If they wanted a business number specifically so they can publish it online they should state that clearly.

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  • catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    The author suggests it was added through people answering the “is this a business” prompts on their phones, not the identity verification.

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    • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      So, all you have to do to “out” anyone who ever talks to you on the phone is mis-inform Google that the number is a business and “boom” they’re out there.

      Makes one want to start using callerID spoofing as a regular practice. I am calling from 212-555-1212.

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      • catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        What do you mean “out” them?

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