Decades ago, people were always changing their phone numbers. If you moved to a new place, you’d get a new number. But things are different these days. Now, you can hang on to your first cellphone number forever, even if you move to a new continent, as long as 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, makes it another easy way for bad actors and Big Brother…

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