Lowkey, profoundly uncomfortable from a security perspective: payment kiosks at every food truck or restaurant that require a phone number to place an order
11:31 AM · Jun 15, 2026 · 3.6K Views
OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam warns that digital payment kiosks requiring a phone number for food orders pose security risks
Researcher Gavin Leech questioned if consumers provide real numbers.
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Users recommend Google Voice numbers as a workaround for payment kiosks requiring phone numbers while others highlight related privacy risks like numbers printed on shipping labels.
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Rebecca Bellan@RebeccaBellan
@jachiam0 Walked into a coffee shop in nyc this weekend. They said you have to order via the app or through the website. Walked back out.
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Kiran Divvela@kiran
@jachiam0 I have a free Google Voice number for exactly this purpose. It's a great life upgrade.
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fbs@fleetblackship
@jachiam0 I have a related concern about phone numbers and emails being printed on shipping labels. mailrooms in big residential buildings are a personal infosec disaster.
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Daniel Green@dgrreen
@jachiam0 Agreed. It would be cool if Apple had an iCloud Relay solution for this.
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gavin leech (Non-Reasoning)@gleech
@jachiam0 you put your actual number?
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🃏@jik_wtf
@kiran @jachiam0 1000% everyone should do this
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