Re:Ask HN: Who are you”, “Who is this” texts
by cowsup on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @09:37PM
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> If your phone or the cellular phone network was inadvertently making extra copies of texts and sending them to the wrong people, how would you ever know?
Timing of the texts, contents of the messages.
If I text my friend "I'll be there tonight," and then I get a strange text within an hour saying "Who is this?" then I would raise an eyebrow, but likely not engage.
If I text my friend "sounds good" and then I get a "Who are you" text an hour later, that's not as relevant to what I wrote, so not worth a second thought.
If I text my friend "Hey, Lisa says she lost your number, is it cool if I give it to her?" and then I get a text a day later saying "Who is Lisa," I'd be very concerned.
Timing of the texts, contents of the messages.
If I text my friend "I'll be there tonight," and then I get a strange text within an hour saying "Who is this?" then I would raise an eyebrow, but likely not engage.
If I text my friend "sounds good" and then I get a "Who are you" text an hour later, that's not as relevant to what I wrote, so not worth a second thought.
If I text my friend "Hey, Lisa says she lost your number, is it cool if I give it to her?" and then I get a text a day later saying "Who is Lisa," I'd be very concerned.