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Re:Business software is so good now, that it’s competing wit... by Voliokis on Sunday August 09, 2020 @06:47AM (#24098696)
I absolutely refuse to use Discord ever again after they started requiring phone verification. I'm tired of every company under the sun wanting all kinds of information from me that have nothing to do with what I need their service for. It's frustrating that it's become so popular.
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Re:Business software is so good now, that it’s competing wit... by lotsofpulp on Sunday August 09, 2020 @07:20AM (#24098854)
Phone verification is the cheap and easy way to stop spam/malicious actors, plus you get a unique identified to track people with. I imagine it's here to stay in the short term.
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