I Set Up a Burner Phone Number to Protect My Privacy. You Should, Too

Decades ago, people changed their phone numbers all the time. If you moved to a new place, you’d get a new number. But things are different these days. Now, you can take your first cellphone number with you for life, even keeping the area code on a new continent if you’re willing to pay for it.

That has downsides, though. Having another number associated with you for life, much like your Social Security or driver’s license number, means it’s another easy thing for bad actors and Big…