I’m in the process of deleting my entire messages, both from channels and threads. I’m not brave enough to use XMPP, so I’m moving over to Matrix. I’ve tried removing the phone number multiple time from my Discord app, but it keeps asking for verification, after which, it asks for another phone number. So basically, there’s no way out.
And design-wise, I think it’s pretty shit. By chance, if I were to reuse a phone number that’s been used by another person before, who also happens to have abandoned their Discord account, then there’s no way to sign in.
If you were to try accessing the abandoned account, how does that go? Try logging in with your phone number, request for password and then what? It will still send link to the email for account recovery. What if your Discord your email was stolen/abandoned or/and your account was stolen? You’re going to be stuck with a phone number that cannot be used, and the malicious actors gets a free pass to do anything.
Now I just want to know if Discord will comply with the GDPR laws, even if I’m not from Europe? Because as of now, I do not want to stay a minute longer over there.
I feel really stupid for asking, but are there any fast phone number generation tools that you would recommend, for throwing to Discord for a one-time phone verification? I swear I just saw a couple recommendations, but foolishly forgot to bookmark them
Most if not all require you to pay since free ones would already be claimed. There’s esimplus but I don’t know if they are trust worthy. Try searching for prepaid phone number online and see if you find something.
Yeah, I don’t expect it to be free, but I’m curious about something that only lasts a little longer than the duration of “verifying” your phone number with the service e.g. Discord.
I guess you run the risk of somebody else doing the exact same thing at a later date with the same number, and then Discord would ask you to verify again…
It’s such a goofy, stupid system. And it’s obviously about identifying you, and not keeping you safe.