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  • @knexcar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2•1 month ago

    Yeah but who doesn’t have at least a cell phone these days (unless you’re making many accounts)? They’re useful for 2 factor authentication too.

    • chaosCruiser 🚫English
      1•1 month ago

      Pretty much everyone has, but that’s not the problem here. What if you don’t really want to give them a unique identification number like that? What if you don’t want them them to know you that well? What if you’re not even planning to use your real name at all.