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Stop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital ID (notthesolution.substack.com)

submitted 2 years ago by formerlytomato@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

lists sourced from drivers licenses and motor vehicle registration records are literally sold by some states.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Source?

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

wisconsin literally has an opt-out/opt-in (based on your current status) box on vehicle registration renewal forms, for one.

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[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 2 years ago

Yep, wish I’d known that a couple years ago.

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