Basically, I have a large number of sim cards and new ones cost $2 which have their own number. There is no need to provide ID to buy one and they can be bought using cash which would make them practically untraceable. Now I've been wondering whether or not some type of phone verification service might be useful for those who don't have a phone or don't wish to give away their identity for whatever reason. However, a few important issues need to be clarified first:
1. Would there be any interest in this at all?
2. Couldn't someone who offers such a service also hack into any accounts that used their service anytime they wanted to? (e.g. by sending a password reset code as a text message?)
3. Is it legal? And even if it is, would this be against the ToS of most sites? And if someone were to use such a service to verify an account which is later used for illegal activities (e.g. hacking), would the person who provided the phone verification service also be held liable for the crime?
4. Is it possible to verify an account logged in from, say, Canada, using a phone number registered in Mexico or Sweden for example? Or would the IP address give it away?
Topic: Any interest in a phone verification service? (Read 486 times)
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