r/mildlyinfuriating • u/kaza12345678 • 12h ago

"give us your phone number or fuck off"

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I understand this is for my safety but i like to keep my data information minimal as possible

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u/cryonicwatcher 12h ago

What app is this?

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u/Agile-Lie5848 11h ago

Vinted, this only happens after you sell 100$+ worth of stuff, it's so you don't get logged out of your account and lose your money, I understand why some people wouldn't want to give their phone number tho.

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u/kaza12345678 11h ago

100? I only sold £30 so far

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u/DanplsstopDied 10h ago

That’s almost 42,000 Argentine pesos 🤯

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u/Agile-Lie5848 8h ago

I've sold around 50€ worth of stuff and it still hasn't happened to me, maybe it's because you're in a different regions.

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u/iTwango 8h ago

Bogos Vinted?

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u/TemporalGift 10h ago

This seems like a mountain out of an ant hill situation but that's kinda what this sub is about

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u/CoralinesButtonEye 12h ago

your phone number is not private information. the extra layer of security is well-worth giving them your completely-not-private phone number

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/Front_State6406 11h ago

And the worst, but still better than 1 factor

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u/kaza12345678 11h ago

I do use 2fa for many things but basic stuff like vinted i don't feel i need

Be nice as a option but not a demand

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u/sabotsalvageur 9h ago edited 9h ago

As of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard version 4, multi-factor authentication is required for all systems with direct access to credit card information. In order for Vinted to process payments, they must comply with this standard

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u/redclawx 11h ago

I take it you’ve never heard of an unlisted number? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlisted_number

If regards to 2 factor authentication: There are plenty of alternatives to needing to use a phone number. Weather it’s a direct phone call to verbally verify or SMS, either one of those I personally treat similar to a postcard or email. If it’s sent to voice or SMS it’s not secured and encrypted and one could possibly intercept it.

A better alternative caulk be any one of the following:

  • Google Authenticator
  • MS Authenticator
  • RSA Authenticator (application)
  • RSA Keyfob (physical)
  • They could roll their own authenticator

Ans those are just the ones off the top of my head.

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u/sabotsalvageur 9h ago

"roll their own authenticator" rule #1 of cyber security as a developer: cover your ass, use a library. That way if something goes wrong, it's someone else's fault

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u/ramriot 12h ago

If you are at all concerned you can buy virtual numbers online that even receive text messages.

This is something signal users were doing back in the days when you were required to associate the secure & private messaging service to a cellphone number.

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u/SINCLAIRCOOL 8h ago

Just put a phone number on it!! It is to protect you against scams!!

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u/KingOfThe_Jelly_Fish 10h ago

Oh no, a company wants to add extra security to protect you!

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u/kaza12345678 9h ago

But what if i just don't need extra security for now

Like buying a door that already has a lock but being told "but don't you want two locks"

I currently don't but if i feel i need extra security then i will enable it but for niw give me the one passw option

Steam suggests i use steam guard but I can enable and disable when i want

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u/ChronoChigger420 11h ago

Just to confirm, you’re worried about an app installed on your phone, which probably talks to all the other apps installed on your phone and sees your location and all that stuff, having your phone number?

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u/kaza12345678 11h ago

Ye ye i get what your saying

But I'm often being secure and yes many accounts require a phone number

But i would prefer if this was a option and not a demand to gatekeep my account

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u/Sharon312brian 12h ago

That's definitely not a mild irritation, that's straight up inappropriate.

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u/kaza12345678 12h ago

I double checked and

You can't bypass without giving it

Unlike Facebook where you can get away with no phone number despite it nagging you

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u/sabotsalvageur 9h ago

https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pdfs/Multi-Factor-Authentication-Guidance-v1.pdf\ \ It's literally a requirement for processing card payments through web applications...