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How does number masking protect user privacy?

Last reviewed July 22, 20261 min readReviewed by BroadNet engineering

Quick answer

Number masking (number anonymization) connects two people — a rider and driver, a buyer and courier, a patient and clinician — through a temporary proxy number, so neither party ever sees the other's real phone number. It protects personal privacy, keeps the communication on your platform, and gives you a controllable, auditable channel for calls and SMS. See /answers/what-is-number-masking.

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The long answer

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How it works

The platform allocates a temporary virtual number and bridges calls and messages between the two parties through it. When the transaction ends, the mapping is released, so the number can't be used to contact either person later.

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Where it's used

Ride-hailing and delivery (rider–driver contact), online marketplaces (buyer–seller), field services, and telehealth — anywhere two strangers must communicate for a transaction without exchanging personal numbers.

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Privacy and platform control

Masking prevents off-platform contact and harassment, reduces the personal data you expose, and supports data-protection compliance by minimizing shared PII. See /answers/gdpr-for-messaging.

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Voice and SMS masking

Masking covers both voice calls and text so the entire interaction stays anonymized and, where needed, recorded for dispute resolution. See /products/voice and /products/two-way-sms.

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