This is a major privacy enhancement

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Virtual Numbers and Scamming: The news about "virtual numbers" (which can have varying lengths depending on their origin and type) often ties into scam warnings. While virtual numbers aren't inherently illegal, scammers exploit them to make their calls appear from a legitimate-looking country code, even if they're operating from elsewhere.
The Move to Usernames (The Big News Regarding Identification):

This is the most significant recent news germany mobile database that indirectly affects the relevance of your phone number's length for public identification. News from late 2024 and early 2025 (e.g., Mint, Business Standard, India Today) extensively covers 's development and rollout of usernames (e.g., yourname).
Impact: You will soon be able to share a short, memorable username to connect with people, meaning your actual phone number (and its length) doesn't need to be publicly visible to new contacts you interact with via username.
Nuance: Your account will still be tied to your phone number in the backend for registration and security, but the public method of connection will be changing.
In summary, news about " phone number length" isn't about changing the standard length of numbers. Instead, it's about the correct international formatting required by , warnings about scammers exploiting specific country codes, and the exciting new development of usernames that will reduce the need for users to expose their phone number's length to everyone.