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[zabana]

If you're in Europe, just get one of those pre-paid free SIM cards (you don't even have to top up nor activate the card using KYC). You simply have to text a number they give you and you will get an active phone no for 14 days.

I've used this countless times to activate google products and other such privacy invading services.

[grecy → zabana]

What happens down the road when google or whoever text a login code to that number you used ?

Just happened to me with apple after I moved countries and lost my old number

[_trampeltier → zabana]

I'm not sure if you run later in trouble, if you don't have the number yourself but somebody else.

[internetter → zabana]

Why do they give you a number free for 14 days?

[doublerabbit → internetter]

They just do, you pay a £2 for a sim card in some news agent, and get a number.