Is it a good security measure to change your mobile number every once in a while?
10-21-2018, 01:23 PM
What do you guys think about changing your mobile number every few years (5+?) if you don't have any problems with changing it at the few business outlets or online accounts you may have?
It seems to me that doing something like this will make your past devices, which may be related to a mobile number/smartphone, much less low hanging fruit for people to historically sift through or currently track you at. Many people say that most people hold on to a mobile number longer than being at particular addresses, business or employment, etc.
They say the downside is new number with texts that the former user had about xyz, but most of us get garbage calls and texts at this point anyway, occasionally. I have a pretty low profile otherwise, not much 2 way verification setups that would be impacted, and feel like if I notified my address book it early on it would all be pretty easily maintained.
Thoughts?
It seems to me that doing something like this will make your past devices, which may be related to a mobile number/smartphone, much less low hanging fruit for people to historically sift through or currently track you at. Many people say that most people hold on to a mobile number longer than being at particular addresses, business or employment, etc.
They say the downside is new number with texts that the former user had about xyz, but most of us get garbage calls and texts at this point anyway, occasionally. I have a pretty low profile otherwise, not much 2 way verification setups that would be impacted, and feel like if I notified my address book it early on it would all be pretty easily maintained.
Thoughts?