Privacy @lemmy.ml Joseph_Boom @feddit.it 12 mo. ago

Anonymous phone number

Can you recommend me some anonymous phone number services to use when creating account that requiring phone number verification?

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smspool.net works great for me. Tried with GMail, Apple ID, and ChatGPT.
- If they’re one-time use, how does that work with accounts that require that number to stay attached to your account and use it as two-factor authentication?
  
  There's a rent numbers tab on the side menu. You can rent numbers there.
  
  There's this "resend" button on the site I guess but I don't know, I've never tried. I usually just use a number for a one time verification.
  
  you can rent numbers as well for a period of time, iirc
I think the only option going with VoIP: I just made a quick search for VoIP services that accept XMR and found this: https://cryptwerk.com/companies/voip/xmr/

I don't know any of these services so DYOR but I think you should be able to find something pretty solid (depending on your threat model of course). Overall I don't know if going non KYC is even possible. However if you should find a way would you mind sharing your experience with us?
https://crypton.sh/
- UK phone numbers only
Mozilla Relay is phone number + mail protection, although it is worth almost $50 the annual subscription.
Mysudo seems like what you are looking for. I have not tried it because it's not available in my country yet.
- user is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
  
  Haha! Good one
- I've heard this recommended by Michael Bazzell of Intel Techniques, whose job it is to make people untraceable (from stalkers and the like)
- Seems like a sketchy website if you ask me.
If in the states, fake info plus a prepaid carrier should work, right? Havent brought a sim in a bit but you should be able to just buy one in a drugstore with cash or has that changed

Edit: should go without saying but I would also opt for a carrier that offers totp as a 2fa method
- In A LOT of places this is not legal. At least where I live, you can get a "gray" sim registered to another person, but idk how much you can rely on one. And you have to search around for them.
  
  Edit: also knew a guy who was using jmp.chat for a number.
  
  In a lot of places, a prepaid is just something you can buy, cash, in a shop. No papers please.
Does the number have to accept an SMS for verification, or can it be, say, a phone call?
there are people on Monero Market who will do it for you. SMS pool and Text Verified are also viable.
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