🔒 It’s Data Privacy Week! Did you know your phone number is often the primary link between your online accounts and your real-world identity?

Stop handing it out to every website that asks. Use one of our long-term or temporary, non-VoIP numbers for verifications and keep your personal data safe.

🚨 New EU Data Retention legislation expected June 2026 will require VPNs, messaging apps, and cloud services to log user metadata (when/where users connect, IP addresses). Part of ProtectEU strategy with roadmap for "lawful and effective access to data for law enforcement."

We must fully oppose this if we want some level of privacy.

Black Friday just got better! 🎉

New SMSPool users can now enjoy a 5% top-up on their first deposit until December 1st, 2025. Use your credits for SMS verifications, mobile data eSIMs, or residential proxies.

Don’t miss out! 🚀

🚨 EU Commission just dropped the Digital Omnibus proposal - the biggest GDPR rollback in history.

What they're gutting:
❌ AI can train on your data without consent via "legitimate interest"
❌ Can't access your data for employment/fraud disputes anymore
❌ Companies decide what counts as "personal data"

Still just a proposal, but 127+ groups are fighting back. The EU 🇪🇺 built the world's strongest privacy laws. Now they want to tear them down.

We have created a guide on registering anonymously on SMSPool. No personal info needed.

https://www.smspool.net/article/create-an-anonymous-account-on-smspool

Learn how to set a maximum price on SMSPool:

https://www.smspool.net/article/how-to-set-a-maximum-price-on-smspool

🚨 Instagram has begun using facial recognition to “confirm your identity”.

What kind of dystopia are we living in? It’s optional but still shocking.

Do you really trust Facebook/Meta with your biometrics? I certainly wouldn’t.

Learn how to use Voice OTP and Flash Calls on SMSPool, perfect for when SMS verification isn’t an option.

https://www.smspool.net/article/how-to-receive-a-voice-otp-or-flash-call

🚨 Bill C-8 threatens Canadians’ privacy with secret, warrantless data collection and encryption-breaking powers.

It risks weakening secure communications and must be amended to protect fundamental rights.