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Online verification has become a big part of how we stay safe and private on the web. Every app, website, or service now wants to confirm you’re real. But giving out your personal number can be risky.

People who have their phone numbers online could be at risk for scammers using their number to create a Google Voice phone number. Something as simple as putting a phone number on a Craigslist ad, ...

Telegram this week announced an update with some new features, and there’s one in particular that’s quite interesting. The platform will now allow businesses to use Telegram for phone number ...