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Google Fi has a new feature to help protect against SIM swaps.

With Number Lock, you can’t transfer your phone number to a new phone or port your number over to another carrier, Google says.

If you have Google Fi, it’s probably worth setting this up — SIM swapping attacks can be pretty bad!

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