#phonenumbers — Public Fediverse posts
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I have an open source project: https://codeberg.org/thesupertechie/pncli
For now it's very barebones. Anyone know where to get suggestions for improving it further?
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I have an open source project: https://codeberg.org/thesupertechie/pncli
For now it's very barebones. Anyone know where to get suggestions for improving it further?
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So I was bored the other day and made a little CLI tool in Python. It uses Google's phone number library to get region and carrier data (if available) for a number. The data could be improved, but I think it's a good MVP.
(Could I have vibecoded this and not spent 2 hours of my time debugging it? Yeah, but it sure was fun to write myself!)
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So I was bored the other day and made a little CLI tool in Python. It uses Google's phone number library to get region and carrier data (if available) for a number. The data could be improved, but I think it's a good MVP.
(Could I have vibecoded this and not spent 2 hours of my time debugging it? Yeah, but it sure was fun to write myself!)
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9to5 Google: Google Voice now offers paid tiers with call recording & Gemini for personal accounts. “Historically, Google Voice’s paid offerings were meant for enterprise customers, but Google is now letting you upgrade to a paid calling experience without needing a Workspace subscription.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/08/9to5-google-google-voice-now-offers-paid-tiers-with-call-recording-gemini-for-personal-accounts/ -
9to5 Google: Google Voice now offers paid tiers with call recording & Gemini for personal accounts. “Historically, Google Voice’s paid offerings were meant for enterprise customers, but Google is now letting you upgrade to a paid calling experience without needing a Workspace subscription.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/08/9to5-google-google-voice-now-offers-paid-tiers-with-call-recording-gemini-for-personal-accounts/ -
Gizmodo: Danish Privacy Activist Arrested for Posting Prime Minister’s Phone Number. “Danish right-wing privacy activist Lars Kragh Andersen posted a video Friday of his arrest by police in Denmark—a video that has now racked up over 8 million views on X. Andersen says he was arrested for posting his two favorite numbers, the social security number of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/25/gizmodo-danish-privacy-activist-arrested-for-posting-prime-ministers-phone-number/ -
Gizmodo: Danish Privacy Activist Arrested for Posting Prime Minister’s Phone Number. “Danish right-wing privacy activist Lars Kragh Andersen posted a video Friday of his arrest by police in Denmark—a video that has now racked up over 8 million views on X. Andersen says he was arrested for posting his two favorite numbers, the social security number of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/25/gizmodo-danish-privacy-activist-arrested-for-posting-prime-ministers-phone-number/ -
9to5 Google: Google accounts no longer get 15GB of free storage, only 5GB until you link a phone number. “Google has made a notable change to its account storage policy, limiting the usual 15GB of free storage only to accounts that are verified with a phone number.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/9to5-google-google-accounts-no-longer-get-15gb-of-free-storage-only-5gb-until-you-link-a-phone-number/ -
9to5 Google: Google accounts no longer get 15GB of free storage, only 5GB until you link a phone number. “Google has made a notable change to its account storage policy, limiting the usual 15GB of free storage only to accounts that are verified with a phone number.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/9to5-google-google-accounts-no-longer-get-15gb-of-free-storage-only-5gb-until-you-link-a-phone-number/ -
MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’s chatbot Gemini provided incorrect customer service instructions that included his number. And in April, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington was messing around on Gemini and got it to cough up her colleague’s personal […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/mit-technology-review-ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers/ -
MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’s chatbot Gemini provided incorrect customer service instructions that included his number. And in April, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington was messing around on Gemini and got it to cough up her colleague’s personal […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/mit-technology-review-ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers/ -
Radio New Zealand: Timaru cafe inundated with calls after AI tool lists phone number for hospital . “Google’s Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool had been offering up the phone number for Sopheze Coffee Lounge when people searched for Timaru Hospital. Sopheze Coffee Lounge manager Vanessa Keen said the problem started about six weeks ago.” Good grief.
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/15/radio-new-zealand-timaru-cafe-inundated-with-calls-after-ai-tool-lists-phone-number-for-hospital/ -
Radio New Zealand: Timaru cafe inundated with calls after AI tool lists phone number for hospital . “Google’s Gemini Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool had been offering up the phone number for Sopheze Coffee Lounge when people searched for Timaru Hospital. Sopheze Coffee Lounge manager Vanessa Keen said the problem started about six weeks ago.” Good grief.
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/15/radio-new-zealand-timaru-cafe-inundated-with-calls-after-ai-tool-lists-phone-number-for-hospital/ -
The use of #NoReply addresses ( and #ShortCodes instead of #PhoneNumbers ) should be illegal as in:
- Lifetime ban for using Computers and Phones
- Life no less than 25 years of jailIf you - as a business or organization - can send me a message, you owe me the ability to reply to you in the same way.
- If you can't even be assed to add a "reply-to" address, I consider you a spammer.#rant #venting #sarcasm #JobSearch #eMail #Phone #NoReplyAddress
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The use of #NoReply addresses ( and #ShortCodes instead of #PhoneNumbers ) should be illegal as in:
- Lifetime ban for using Computers and Phones
- Life no less than 25 years of jailIf you - as a business or organization - can send me a message, you owe me the ability to reply to you in the same way.
- If you can't even be assed to add a "reply-to" address, I consider you a spammer.#rant #venting #sarcasm #JobSearch #eMail #Phone #NoReplyAddress
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What Happened
In January 2026, PANERA BREAD suffered a data breach that exposed 14M records. After an attempted #extortion failed, the attackers published the data publicly, which included 5.1M unique #emailaddresses along with associated account information such as names, #phonenumbers and physical #addresses. Panera Bread subsequently confirmed that "the #data involved is contact information" and that authorities were notified. -
What Happened
In January 2026, PANERA BREAD suffered a data breach that exposed 14M records. After an attempted #extortion failed, the attackers published the data publicly, which included 5.1M unique #emailaddresses along with associated account information such as names, #phonenumbers and physical #addresses. Panera Bread subsequently confirmed that "the #data involved is contact information" and that authorities were notified. -
A #databreach reportedly exposed the personal information of 17.5 million #Instagram users, including #usernames, #emailaddresses, and #phonenumbers. The leaked data, available for sale on the dark web, could lead to #phishing attempts or #accounttakeovers. https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/an-instagram-data-breach-reportedly-exposed-the-personal-info-of-175-million-users-192105616.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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A #databreach reportedly exposed the personal information of 17.5 million #Instagram users, including #usernames, #emailaddresses, and #phonenumbers. The leaked data, available for sale on the dark web, could lead to #phishing attempts or #accounttakeovers. https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/an-instagram-data-breach-reportedly-exposed-the-personal-info-of-175-million-users-192105616.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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#Development #Techniques
Phone numbers everywhere · A HTML fix for unwanted Safari/iOS phone links https://ilo.im/168osc_____
#PhoneNumbers #Webpage #Mobile #Safari #iOS #Webkit #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #HTML -
#Development #Techniques
Phone numbers everywhere · A HTML fix for unwanted Safari/iOS phone links https://ilo.im/168osc_____
#PhoneNumbers #Webpage #Mobile #Safari #iOS #Webkit #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #HTML -
A Simple #WhatsApp #Security Flaw #Exposed 3.5 Billion #PhoneNumbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
#privacyhttps://www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/
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A Simple #WhatsApp #Security Flaw #Exposed 3.5 Billion #PhoneNumbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
#privacyhttps://www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/
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Phone numbers for use in TV shows, films and creative works
https://www.acma.gov.au/phone-numbers-use-tv-shows-films-and-creative-works
#HackerNews #PhoneNumbers #TVShows #CreativeWorks #FilmIndustry #MediaProduction
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Phone numbers for use in TV shows, films and creative works
https://www.acma.gov.au/phone-numbers-use-tv-shows-films-and-creative-works
#HackerNews #PhoneNumbers #TVShows #CreativeWorks #FilmIndustry #MediaProduction
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Viral #callrecording app #Neon goes dark after exposing users’ #phonenumbers, call #recordings, and #transcripts
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Viral #callrecording app #Neon goes dark after exposing users’ #phonenumbers, call #recordings, and #transcripts
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The Guardian: ‘It’s terrifying’: WhatsApp AI helper mistakenly shares user’s number. “Waiting on the platform for a morning train that was nowhere to be seen, he asked Meta’s WhatsApp AI assistant for a contact number for TransPennine Express. The chatbot confidently sent him a mobile phone number for customer services, but it turned out to be the private number of a completely […]
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Ars Technica: Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway.. “Tech support scammers have devised a method to inject their fake phone numbers into webpages when a target’s web browser visits official sites for Apple, PayPal, Netflix, and other companies. The ruse, outlined in a post on Wednesday from security firm Malwarebytes, threatens to trick users into […]
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Ars Technica: Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway.. “Tech support scammers have devised a method to inject their fake phone numbers into webpages when a target’s web browser visits official sites for Apple, PayPal, Netflix, and other companies. The ruse, outlined in a post on Wednesday from security firm Malwarebytes, threatens to trick users into […]
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Scammers hijack websites of Bank of America, Netflix, Microsoft, and more to insert fake phone number https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/06/scammers-hijack-websites-of-bank-of-america-netflix-microsoft-and-more-to-insert-fake-phone-number #techsupportscammers #ThreatIntelligence #phonenumbers #sponsoredads #Scams #News
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Scammers hijack websites of Bank of America, Netflix, Microsoft, and more to insert fake phone number https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/06/scammers-hijack-websites-of-bank-of-america-netflix-microsoft-and-more-to-insert-fake-phone-number #techsupportscammers #ThreatIntelligence #phonenumbers #sponsoredads #Scams #News
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Boing Boing: Google bug let strangers find your phone number with just your Gmail address. “A new vulnerability discovered by security researcher, brutecat, allowed attackers to bruteforce the phone numbers of Google users with minimal effort. This newly disclosed vulnerability, reported on June 9, 2025, exposed a flaw in Google’s account recovery system.”
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Dan Q: Google Shared My Phone Number!. “A Google search that surfaced Three Rings CIC’s ‘Google Business Profile’ now featured… my personal mobile number. And a convenient ‘Call’ button that connects you directly to it. Some years ago, I provided my phone number to Google as part of an identity verification process, but didn’t consent to it being shared publicly. And, indeed, they […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/27/dan-q-google-shared-my-phone-number/
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🚀 Just released django-phone-verify v3.0.1!
Cleaner error handling, optional backend dependencies (like Twilio/Nexmo), and prep for phonenumberslite. 🛠️📞🔗 https://pypi.org/project/django-phone-verify/
💻 https://github.com/CuriousLearner/django-phone-verify -
Pavel Durov Reveals Telegram Has Been Disclosing Data to Authorities - Telegram founder Pavel Durov has clarified the platform’s privacy policies, emphas... - https://news.bitcoin.com/pavel-durov-reveals-telegram-has-been-disclosing-data-to-authorities/ #lawenforcement #privacypolicy #phonenumbers #transparency #authorities #ipaddresses #compliance #disclosure #paveldurov #criminals #featured #telegram #userdata #freedom
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Pavel Durov Reveals Telegram Has Been Disclosing Data to Authorities - Telegram founder Pavel Durov has clarified the platform’s privacy policies, emphas... - https://news.bitcoin.com/pavel-durov-reveals-telegram-has-been-disclosing-data-to-authorities/ #lawenforcement #privacypolicy #phonenumbers #transparency #authorities #ipaddresses #compliance #disclosure #paveldurov #criminals #featured #telegram #userdata #freedom
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Telegram’s Privacy Overhaul: IPs and Phone Numbers of Lawbreakers to Be Shared - After the arrest and subsequent release of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, his... - https://news.bitcoin.com/telegrams-privacy-overhaul-ips-and-phone-numbers-of-lawbreakers-to-be-shared/ #artificialintelligence #illegalcontent #lawenforcement #termsofservice #privacypolicy #phonenumbers #ipaddresses #moderators #paveldurov #telegram #news
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Telegram’s Privacy Overhaul: IPs and Phone Numbers of Lawbreakers to Be Shared - After the arrest and subsequent release of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, his... - https://news.bitcoin.com/telegrams-privacy-overhaul-ips-and-phone-numbers-of-lawbreakers-to-be-shared/ #artificialintelligence #illegalcontent #lawenforcement #termsofservice #privacypolicy #phonenumbers #ipaddresses #moderators #paveldurov #telegram #news
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Stop giving out your phone number—and other ways to protect your personal data from hackers
https://www.fastcompany.com/91157340/stop-giving-out-your-phone-number-and-other-ways-to-protect-your-personal-data-from-hackers #CyberSecurity #privacy #PhoneNumbers #personaldata -
[Перевод] Как нормализовывать телефонные номера
Замечали когда-нибудь, что все записывают телефонные номера по-разному? Некоторые пишут их через пробелы, другие через дефис, а кто-то использует скобки. Разные люди по-разному группируют цифры номеров в числа. И это становится реальной проблемой, когда вам нужно сохранить телефонные номера в базе данных и затем извлекать из неё записи по ним.
https://habr.com/ru/companies/ruvds/articles/824708/
#ruvds_перевод #телефонные_номера #код_страны #нормализация_данных #libphonenumber #phonenumbers #googlelibphonenumber
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#Signal’s New #Usernames Help Keep the #Cops Out of Your Data
Ephemeral usernames instead of #phonenumbers safeguard #privacy — and makes Signal even harder to #subpoena. https://theintercept.com/2024/03/04/signal-app-username-phone-number-privacy/ -
#Signal’s New #Usernames Help Keep the #Cops Out of Your Data
Ephemeral usernames instead of #phonenumbers safeguard #privacy — and makes Signal even harder to #subpoena. https://theintercept.com/2024/03/04/signal-app-username-phone-number-privacy/ -
Signal >> Blog >> Keep your phone number private with #Signal usernames
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Signal >> Blog >> Keep your phone number private with #Signal usernames
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Google: could you geniuses figure out, finally, how to do phone number search?
its now the year 2024
I was willing to be patient back in 2004 or so
you've had 20+ years
k thx
#Google
#search
#phone
#PhoneNumbers
#MissedCalls
#NotHardThings
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Google: could you geniuses figure out, finally, how to do phone number search?
its now the year 2024
I was willing to be patient back in 2004 or so
you've had 20+ years
k thx
#Google
#search
#phone
#PhoneNumbers
#MissedCalls
#NotHardThings
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TIL that 1-555-01XX is reserved for test phone numbers, aka the example.com of phone numbers.
https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/376535/whats-the-phone-number-equivalent-of-example-org
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Make Use Of: 7 Sites to Identify the Owner of a Phone Number https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-8-online-tools-to-identify-the-owner-of-a-phone-number/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #LocationData #PhoneNumbers #WebsiteLists #OnlineTools #WebSearch #Internet
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Make Use Of: 10 Free Reverse Phone Lookup Sites to Find Out Who Called You https://www.makeuseof.com/free-reverse-phone-lookup/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #PhoneNumbers #WebsiteLists #OnlineTools #Internet #Scams
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Make Use Of: How to Unblock a Number on Your Android Phone https://www.makeuseof.com/unblock-number-android/ #Tech #MakeUseOf #TechNews #IT via @morganeogerbc #PhoneNumbers #AndroidTips #Android
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Is there a way to easily create throw away / onetime #phoneNumbers for registering to websites? #anonymous