October 13, 2022 10:37 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/13/23402171/firefox-relay-phone-masking-service-privacy-security
Firefoxs new service gives you a burner phone number to cut down on spam
Firefox Relay, a Mozilla service designed to hide your “real” email address by giving you virtual ones to hand out, is expanding to offer virtual phone numbers. In a blog post Mozilla product manager Tony Amaral-Cinotto explains that the relay service generates a phone number for you to give out to companies if you suspect they might use it to send you spam messages in the future, or if you think they might share it with others who will.
The idea is that handing out this alternative phone number makes it easier to block spam phone calls or texts in the future. You can either block all calls or texts sent to your relay number, or just block specific contacts. Importantly it lets you keep your “real” phone number private, which is...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/13/23402171/firefox-relay-phone-masking-service-privacy-security
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