Re: "'Scammers stole £40k after EDF gave out my number"

Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> wrote:

On 3/5/2025 9:27 AM, Abandoned Trolley wrote:

On 05/03/2025 13:47, Newyana2 wrote:

But it's changing very quickly. Apple invented
computer cellphones in 2008.

 
 
Could somebody clarify the exact meaning of "But it's changing very
quickly. Apple invented computer cellphones in 2008"  ?

 
   Why did you snip the rest of my description of rapid change?
Today most people -- as evidenced in this group -- are living
their lives from a kind of personal control booth, which is their
cellphone.

  "as evidenced in this group" is utter nonsense and you (should) know
it. What you describe is *your* dreamt-up narrative, not the common use
of the users in 'this' group (meaning comp.mobile.android).

  FYI, I use my computer much, much more than my smartphone and that's
probably true for many (most?) people in this group. Today (it's 17:30
here), I've used it two times. Yes, a real "personal control booth"!
NOT!

     Computer phones have only existed for about 17 years.

  "only"!? 17 years is a long, long time, especially in this technology
age.

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   So, how long have cellphones been assumed as the common
exchange of social and business interaction? In my experience it's
only been maybe 5 years since people started asking to text me,
and getting annoyed when I told them I don't text. 2FA is newer
still.

  I hate to rain on your parade, but I've been using 2FA for at least 17
years (probably longer, but that's a timeframe which I have a record
for). And no, that wasn't with a smartphone, but with a hardware TOTP
device.

  (As to 'texting', i.e SMS): That's so outdated and mainly a US-thing.
Most of the rest of the world uses modern IM (Instant Messaging).)

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