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		johnisgood on Dec 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Protected Content, Delete by Date, Device Manageme... What phone number? I use Element, and I never had to enter my phone number at any point.

_flux on Dec 8, 2021 [–]

You can provide it for the benefit of your friends (or possibly enemies or attackers) to use it to find your Matrix ID from their pre-existing contact phone number.

johnisgood on Dec 8, 2021 | [–]

I see. Seems like an useful feature for many people.

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