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		ashitlerferad on May 8, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lyft and Uber to Halt Operations in Austin After V... How did they get your unlisted cell? Hack into a cell company?

richteer on May 9, 2016 [–]

I believe access to your number is one of the permissions the app requests, so it was probably already on file for all who have installed the app in that geolocation.

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