• ZeroHora@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    It collects phone numbers of its users, which can be used to identify people making it a data collection tool that resides on a central server in the US. By cross-referencing these identities with data from other companies like Google or Meta, the government can create a comprehensive picture of people’s connections and affiliations.

    That’s fuck up. I always found bad to have the phone number as requirement but that’s make a lot of sense.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      Indeed, the fact that the phone number is a requirement is a huge red flag for any platform that claims to care about privacy.

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        Phone numbers are no longer required iirc

        Phone numbers are still required to register and maintain an account. Only difference now is you can choose to hide it from other users and give people a ‘username’ to look you up with instead.