I'm tired of getting spam calls and texts. I want the ability to give each business or individual a unique number with unique rules for when and how that number can be contacted. If I never want to be contacted again, I just remove the virtual number.
I'm aware of services like Twilio or Google Voice that allow me to do number forwarding... but it's pretty cumbersome to set up at scale (and I believe Google Voice is limited to 1 number).
Beyond the general privacy focus and reducing spam, it seems like this could have good use cases for public figures, people with stalkers, dealing with your ex, etc.
Does a service like this exist? If not, what are the technological complications preventing this from existing?
I still create one-off emails, but given the comparable amount of spam I get - 99% of it to a typo'ed email address from a decade ago - even that hardly seems worth it.
Also, if these numbers randomly rotate, I'd wager you'd still get spam calls, no? As one number gets "burned" (as much as a trivially-wardialable 10-digit number can be considered to be a secret), it'll be placed back into the pool, and you'll just get spam aimed at someone else.
Give out your regular number, and generate a unique extension for each business or individual.
Have an IVR, bot, or service answer the number. "Hi, you've reached blakeburch, if you have an extension number, please dial it now." Valid extensions get routed to you, invalid or expired ones go to voicemail.