Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible

Re:Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible by Siira on Monday June 28, 2021 @06:44AM (#27660135)

> works well

For everyone except the user who now has no privacy, is trivially hacked by SMS interception, can’t create multiple accounts (e.g., to segregate their activities on a chat platform), ... .

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Re:Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible by foobar33333 on Monday June 28, 2021 @07:40AM (#27660537)

>can’t create multiple accounts

This is usually the intent of sms verification. I hate it just as much as you but I admit that there is no better method for preventing ban evasion. When accounts are trivial to create, moderators have no power.

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Re:Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible by rdtwo on Monday June 28, 2021 @01:23PM (#27664680)

Sms validation costs the spammer about 30c per validation. Maybe less in bulk. So it depends on how valuable the account is. A Nike snkrs account is worth 1-2$ so it’s still quite profitable

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Re:Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible by luffapi on Monday June 28, 2021 @11:01AM (#27662855)

> When accounts are trivial to create, moderators have no power.

Sounds ideal! Moderators are just power tripping gatekeepers. Community ranking of content is sufficient to get rid of trolls, spam…

Taking away people’s right to privacy just to empower moderators is quite dystopian.

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Re:Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible by anfilt on Monday June 28, 2021 @07:27AM (#27660444)

^This when I run into a site that whats my phone number I simple don't bother anymore.

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