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When we first introduced Google Voice our goal was to create "one number for life"—a phone number that's tied to you, rather than a single device or a location. Since then, millions of people have signed up to use Google Voice to call, text and get voicemail on all their devices. It's been several years since we've made significant updates to the Google Voice apps (and by several, we mean around five ;)), but today we're bringing a fresh set of features to Google Voice with updates to our apps on Android, iOS and the web.
Source: https://blog.google/products/google-voice/ringing-2017-updates-our-google-voice-apps/
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Ringing in 2017 With Updates to Our Google Voice Apps
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Can anyone remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 31 2017, @06:27PM
You understand why they want your real cellphone number, right? It's because it's a highly-effective and legally-unencumbered way to track you.
Using your social security number is fraught will legal traps. But there are no legal constrains using your cellphone number to built a complete portfolia of who you are and what you do. You are highly unlikely to change it regularly, if at all. Even if you do, the phone companies will sell your new data (name, new number) to anybody with a dollar.