The FCC proposes new identity verification rules to fight illegal robocalls, raising concerns about privacy and access to prepaid and anonymous phones.

People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it.

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End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal finally allows users to pick custom usernames to connect with others while protecting their phone number privacy. This is part of a beta rollout that follows ...

Signal is launching usernames, the company announced today. Up until now, you have had to give someone your phone number to chat with them on Signal. Now you can create a unique username that you can ...

Spam and scam calls are no longer just an occasional annoyance—they’ve become a constant threat. In 2023 alone, Americans lost over $10 billion to phone scams, proving that fraudsters are getting more ...

You can’t sign up for Telegram without a number entirely, but you can avoid your personal one in four ways: use a virtual number (like Google Voice), a temporary/burner number, a disposable SMS ...