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Pros and cons for an extra phone number (dual Sim) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by FriedRice@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Every time I buy something online, or make an account for an example month bus ticket, they "need" my phone number. I always use alias emails, but I don't have an alias phone number. I know, there are some online phone nr service, but they mostly dosnt work, outside of the US. So I was thinking about getting me a second nr, just for thoese cases were I have to log in. I would by the nr, in cash, and there is nothing data they have to make the nr. But what are your thoughts? What do you see as pros and cons for getting a second nr.? Does it even make sense, when the simcard is in the same phone?

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[–] MrCamel999@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Getting another number helps a lot in my opinion. If you're getting another sim in the same phone, I suppose it would be possible for whatever cell carrier is providing the service to be able to link your two sim cards to your identity. However, for other companies, I don't know of a way they could gather that your second sim phone number is linked to your first one. For instance, if you created two Discord accounts with your two phone numbers, you could theoretically be two completely different users that won't be linked together. I would personally go for a second number.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Best way to combat the issue in this example is to create zero Discord accounts & embrace open, encrypted communication options like XMPP & Mumble, etc.

[–] FriedRice@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Yir that makes sense. It helps to hear from others, because my brain is getting so confused by over thinking the "problem" thank you for the answer.