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PSA: purchased a number for signal registration at smspool.net and the same number got sold to someone else after 3 months. that person took over the signal account. super dangerous.

basically sim swapping without the social engineering. not your phone network, not your number (you can't own a mobile number).
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vlr · 1w
I buy a €1 sim as needed
internetman · 1w
Setting a PIN does not prevent this?
kidwarp · 1w
Yeah no shit did you not realize that would happen…? If you can’t own a mobile phone number why have I owned my for 20+ years now…
Chip · 1w
That’s how I lost access to signal and telegram. Basically sms4sats is a way to part with sats for temporary access. I won’t do it again.
SwapMarket · 1w
I never trusted Signal. SimpleX Chat ftw.
Cat-Go-Purrrrrrr · 1w
no pin registration lock? had the same happen with a disposable physical sim I bought, didn't recharge the credit for a year and the number got issued to a new sim card. https://www.howtogeek.com/712592/how-to-turn-on-registration-lock-in-signal/
Gui · 1w
Looking forward to the day we won't need a phone number to sign up for Signal
Hassan Ibrahim · 1w
*"That’s wild—sounds like the simpool loophole turns 'not your keys, not your crypto' into 'not your SIM, not your signal.' Reminds me of how brittle infra ownership gets when layers overlap (intentionally or not). Speaking of opacity, been reading about how Russia’s suddenly pulling staff fro...
surveillance · 1w
SimpleX
cr0bar · 1w
Buy a physical prepay sim, top up once, make one chargeable event every X days to keep the number active on line with Ts and Cs. I have loads for that reason.
twentyone · 1w
I’ve never used signal and now I never will. There are plenty of alternatives out there. nostr:nprofile1qqswq087qywczsjtkc9p960tpjcvn35gcdr39smefsr49cr33vmfauspzdmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82c30qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwwehhgefwvdhj7z5edjc , SimpleX, Matrix. I understand the argument of convenience or...
Abstract Equilibrium · 1w
perhaps a ten digit numeric identifier was insufficient! 🤣
Evelin · 1w
na bravo. kann ich den clawi gleich umdirigieren 😨
David Mensah · 1w
Solid point about the risks of relying on commercial VoIP/SMS numbers for security. I read a piece today on how Russia’s evacuating staff from Bushehr nuclear plant—another reminder that critical infra (comms or energy) needs hardened ownership layers. https://theboard.world/articles/russia-ev...