Users are complaining that the phone number Facebook hassled them to use to secure their account with two-factor authentication has also been associated with their user profile — which anyone can use to “look up” their profile.Even worse, Facebook has been gleefully selling those phone numbers to advertisers. So what users were encouraged to do 'for better security" was nothing more than a ploy by Mark Zuckerberg to get more information on people in order to sell that off.
Worse, Facebook doesn’t give you an option to opt-out.
Guess Zuckerberg thinks he doesn't have enough money.
And yes, the $5 billlon fine that Facebook is paying was, indeed, a slap on the wrist.
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Everyone wants your phone number- for your security if you forget your password, of course.
There is, of course, the recollection that we used to put DL #’s, or even SSN’s, on checks...it was a common practice at one point. Not excusing, just noting this stupidity has been going on for ever.
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