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1. Marie Gutbub (shiro@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Mar-2022 22:19:25 UTC Marie Gutbub

   I've always wondered what happens to that number you still use for messengers but don't own anymore:

   Why tech companies should stop using phone numbers as user IDs - a super weird story in a thread ⬇️

   • Marie Gutbub (shiro@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Mar-2022 22:19:35 UTC Marie Gutbub

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     Because one thing he said, "but I saw your ad", alerted me, I decide to search for my phone number on Google.

     No results, except if I deactivate SafeSearch.

     Age, weight, body measurement, pictures: My phone number is also the Whatsapp ID of a sex worker.

   • Marie Gutbub (shiro@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Mar-2022 22:19:36 UTC Marie Gutbub

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     A few days later I get a call. Hannes, from North Germany, says "I want to meet you".

     I immediately feel very uncomfortable - something about his tone. I say: "I don't know you". "That's ok", he answers. We're stuck in a loop, he doesn't understand the issue.

     I hang up.

     Tagomago repeated this.
   • Marie Gutbub (shiro@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Mar-2022 22:19:37 UTC Marie Gutbub

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     I recently got a new phone number. I spent hours picking the right prepaid plan, setting up things correctly on my phone, updating various account settings and sharing it with people. I had finally taken that tedious step I had been procrastinating for months.