Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts
Summary
The article reports that Google is silently linking users' phone numbers across all signed-in accounts, creating a unified identity graph across Google's services. It raises privacy and security concerns about cross-service data correlation, potential surveillance-like capabilities, and the need for greater transparency and user controls. The piece urges readers to review account privacy settings and be mindful of how phone numbers may be used across apps and services.