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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 days ago

Google is silently linking phone numbers across accounts — the privacy risks and how to stop them

www.androidauthority.com

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Google is silently linking phone numbers across accounts — the privacy risks and how to stop them

www.androidauthority.com

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 days ago

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Google is silently linking phone numbers across your accounts. Discover the privacy risks involved and follow this guide to disable it.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53939468

One number, zero privacy?

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How else do you receive calls?
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    Do you never leave your home?
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  Signal, Wire, Matrix, WhatsApp, etc.
  
  Worst case: SIP

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