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Re:Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams by x87678r on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @04:23PM (#24984172)
The phone company is giving you a phone number, it doesn't want to be responsible for providing security for your financial and private life.
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Re:Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams by lotsofpulp on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @05:49PM (#24984956)
Yes, it's really quite amazing to watch all companies including the US government pretty much task the mobile networks with providing plausible deniability that they verified your identity. They get to point to the mobile networks (or you) if there's a problem, and the mobile networks get to say, legally, it's not their problem...because it isn't.
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