At Textverified and Phoneblur, we care about protecting your privacy and security online. As part of our mission, we want to keep your personal information safe. Have you ever checked in on what’s out there about yourself? We like to use the site “Have I Been Pwned?” to keep an eye on data breaches. Sometimes your private data will get leaked and you might not know about it until months (or even years!...
Recently one of our developers came across this article on Vice: “A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16”. In this piece, a journalist hires a hacker to show him just how easy it is to manipulate and re-route someone’s personal phone number using SMS authentication and phony user authorizations. If this ever happens to you, your phone will seem completely normal – at least until your apps stop working....
Many of our users have been wondering about different uses for rental numbers. Today we’ll talk about ride share services specifically. Have you ever used Uber, Lyft, or even a ride share app for a traditional taxi company? Each of these services requires an active phone number before you can request a ride. But if you use your personal phone number to register for a ride share app, then any driver who accepts your ride request will be able to see your number....