Now that we can create and delete usernames at will, do people have any concerns about giving people they meet their Signal ID? I have no fears of it. In fact, my Signal is oozic.35 if anyone wanta to message me.

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    8 months ago

    I have personally tracked down people online by just their phone number. OSINT is a super fun challenge. I do recommend you try it.

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      8 months ago

      That woild make for good info sec. I would be curious to test how it does for numbers that are not a cell number, and anonymously paid numbers. I can get my wn number without a name for that phone number and pay for the phone service with crypto and cash.

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        8 months ago

        That depends on how you use the number. If you sign up for services that sell that data, then starting with a private number is irrelevant. If you keep that number on lock, then it wouldn’t be possible for Joe Shmoe like me to track it.