With the popularity of mobile phones, mobile phone numbers are closely linked to our daily lives. But have you ever thought that the canceled mobile phone number may put you in unknown danger? Recently, CCTV revealed a new type of "human flesh unboxing" phenomenon, which makes people marvel: It turns out that you and I are in deep danger but don't realize it!
In the digital era, a mobile phone number is not only a communication tool, but also a symbol of our identity, closely connected with Alipay, WeChat, Taobao and many other platforms. However, Ms. Huang, from Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, recently encountered something that shocked her.
In order to apply for a new mobile phone number for her son, Ms. Huang came to the operator's business hall. However, when she inserted the mobile phone card into her mobile phone, she was surprised to find that the number had been registered with WeChat. What surprised her even more was that using this mobile phone number to log in to Taobao and Alipay turned out to be smooth sailing. In these accounts, Ms. Huang saw a lot of consumer information, even personal privacy such as the delivery address.
With curiosity, Ms. Huang tried to log in to Weibo with this mobile phone number. The results made her dumbfounded: Weibo recorded the bits and pieces of the former owner of this mobile phone number, his life experience, inner world, home address, location of his ex-girlfriend's house, and work changes at a glance. Ms. Huang easily contacted the former owner through this information, and after listening to her narration, the other party was also frightened and called "too ridiculous"!
It turned out that after the former number owner canceled the number, he thought that everything was over. Unexpectedly, the operator's "second release" put him in such an embarrassing situation. Ms. Wong's experience is not unique, as many people have encountered similar situations when using a new mobile phone number.
In March 2024, Ms. Zhang in Beijing encountered similar troubles. When she used her new mobile phone number to log in to a taxi app for the first time, she found that there was an unpaid order message. The order was placed on June 8, 2019, but in Shanghai. This was very confusing for Ms. Zhang, who had never been to Shanghai before. Later, I learned that this order was a "legacy" left by the previous owner.
Behind these phenomena is actually the operator's "secondary numbering" system. With the increasing number of mobile phone users, mobile phone numbers have become a scarce resource. As a result, when some users deactivate their phone numbers, carriers take them back and leave them empty for a period of time before putting them back on the market. However, this practice poses a potential safety hazard to the former owner.
In this regard, the customer service of China Telecom and China Unicom both said that after the user cancels the mobile phone number, the number will enter the 90-day freezing period. During this time, information about the previous owner will be cleared. However, once the freeze period ends and the number is back on the market, the personal information of the previous owner may be accessed by the new owner.
So, how should we deal with this situation? First of all, as a former account owner, before canceling your mobile phone number, you must make sure that you have unbound yourself from various platforms and cleared all personal information. Secondly, as a new account owner, when using a new mobile phone number, you should also pay special attention to whether there is any residual information of the previous number owner. Once an abnormal situation is found, you should immediately contact the relevant platform for processing.
In addition, the government and operators should also strengthen the management and supervision of mobile phone numbers. On the one hand, the "secondary release" system can be optimized to reduce potential safety hazards; On the other hand, it can also increase the punishment for leaking personal information to protect the legitimate rights and interests of users.
In short, in this digital age, our mobile phone number has become an important identifier. Keeping our mobile phone number safe is to protect the security of our personal information. Let's work together to create a safe and healthy online environment!
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