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Re:Twitter API hacked, user database being sold online by evan_ on Sunday December 25, 2022 @05:22PM (#34132095)
If you keep your number private it won’t matter. In fact you could spoof the number on purpose for an extra layer of security.
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Re:Twitter API hacked, user database being sold online by jlmb on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @06:41AM (#34147822)
Phone number verification (of any kind) is supposed to make sure that the phone number provided belongs to the account owner.

If the number is not actually validated in a secure (enough) manner, there's no point in using phone numbers at all.

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