Online verification has become a big part of how we stay safe and private on the web. Every app, website, or service now wants to confirm you’re real. But giving out your personal number can be risky.

Telegram this week announced an update with some new features, and there’s one in particular that’s quite interesting. The platform will now allow businesses to use Telegram for phone number ...

You can’t sign up for Telegram without a number entirely, but you can avoid your personal one in four ways: use a virtual number (like Google Voice), a temporary/burner number, a disposable SMS ...