The less data points they have, the less they know about you. I don't care about telegram or parler or twitter knowing my phone number, I care about them connecting my browsing/reading/following habits with my phone number and tying those behavioral patterns to my physical address and identification.
Deep State already knows all of our phone numbers, worrying about a site wanting it is a mute thing and waste of time.
It's not about the data, it's about data points.
The less data points they have, the less they know about you. I don't care about telegram or parler or twitter knowing my phone number, I care about them connecting my browsing/reading/following habits with my phone number and tying those behavioral patterns to my physical address and identification.