Stop Giving Out Your Cell Number. Here's Why.

About this episode

Naomi Brockwell discusses the implications of providing your cell number when creating accounts online and alternatives to consider.

https://youtu.be/J8WjPA_Fc7k https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Cell-vs-voip:9 I just recently went to a website to set up a new account, and it wouldn't let me proceed without giving them a cell number. Not a VoIP number, it demanded a real cell number, associated with a SIM. I actually don't have one, because I don't have a SIM in my phone. On top of that, there are many reasons why someone might not want to hand out their cell number to everyone. What should someone do in a situat...

People in this episode

Host: Naomi Brockwell

Topics covered

• privacy
• cell phone
• VoIP
• data security
• account creation

Keywords

• cell number
• VoIP number
• SIM
• data privacy
• account security

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