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Tired of lately getting blocked to create accounts without a phone number (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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As the tittle sais, i was trying to create an instagram account and it is not possible without a phone number. Same with discord. Obviously i dont want to provide mine. Any working solutions to bypass this? not looking for alternative private service, i already use them.

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

https://kycnot.me/search?q=sms&type=

Here is a list of services that accept crypto payments to give you sms receive access to a phone number. This way you can sms verify your account, with a throw away number.

Once you create the account setup passkeys or use a fido2 key as your two factor verification. That way you can validate access's to the account in the future without sms.

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Been using jmp.chat. I didn't have to give any personal info. It uses XMMP/Jabber to handle text/calls instead of wrapping your existing number. Their in-house client is pretty nice as it integrates with the dialer.

They straight up tell you its not private. That's not what I use it for. I use it to make my online activity less linkable when companies try to KYC me by requiring a TN.

https://jmp.chat/privacy

The phone network itself does not encrypt metadata or content. Therefore, if your concern is a state-level actor, exploit of a service provider, or rogue employee, you should consider all the metadata and content of your phone calls and text and picture messages to be not private.