Every 90 days? Wow. Can you elaborate on how that logically works? Like what about for doctors offices having your number on file and other similar situations.

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sneak an hour ago | parent | next [-]

My doctor’s office has my email and knows to use it. Half of the time I’m not even in the country where that phone number works.

I just buy 90 day prepaid SIM cards. At the end of the 90 days I’m usually in another country.

My Google Voice number is sufficient for authing to Signal, but I don’t give it out to vendors/services or use it for phone calls.

I never receive any voice calls to my SIM card itself. Anyone who would want to call me knows to reach me on Signal. Anyone else, I don’t need to speak to them.

Most of the time my voice conversations are in Google Meet calls, anyway. It’s almost always for clients who don’t like to type and would prefer to be synchronous instead of using their device’s built in dictation software.

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boca_honey 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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	▲	sneak an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I have a lot of medical records, in three different countries. All in the same name, which is the name on my passport and birth certificate and TSA precheck. I’m not exactly sure where you went off the rails here. Phone numbers and email addresses are used by data brokers and apps to track you across different accounts, services, and devices.
	▲	johnnyanmac 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		People in my country are being shot on the streets by the government. Let's not pretend that there are not in fact malicious actors out there who want you hurt for their amusement. You're free to make your own choices on life, but I don't like you chastising others' lived experiences as if everyone has a cushy safe life with a government working for them.