Why Privacy-Minded Users Rely on Virtual Phone Numbers for Registrations
Signing up for anything on the internet often means handing over your phone number. Social media accounts, cloud services, and finance apps all want to verify who you are. Usually, they do this by sending a text message with a one-time password, or OTP. This step feels easy, but sharing your actual mobile number isn’t risk-free. Anyone concerned about online privacy has reasons to pause here. Giving away your real number puts you in the crosshairs of spam calls, marketing …