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Phone number verification is now the default on Discord, Telegram, and most gaming platforms. The goal: confirm you're a real person. The side effect: your personal number becomes a shared identifier across dozens of services. One connection is all someone needs to link your accounts. (1/2)

#Privacy #DigitalIdentity #Gaming #Discord #InfoSec

Apr 12 at 1:15pmWeb
Show threadWIGGWIGG1d ago
That's what happened to Felix. His gaming handle got tied to his real identity after a Discord drama spiral. With us, he could've used a separate phone number for a dedicated gaming identity. Discord gets a real Canadian number. His personal number stays out of it entirely. wiggwigg.ca/en/use-cases/gaming/ (2/2)
Show threadstonedonkey 🕹️🎮👾1d ago
@wiggwigg these are what I can uninstall dialogs.. once I get one I uninstall.
Show threadWIGGWIGG1d ago
@TheStoneDonkey That's a fair reaction. But if the app is otherwise worth keeping, a dedicated number lets you verify without the privacy tradeoff.