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To: DUMBGRUNT

Why would anyone give their phone number to Facebook in the first place?


8 posted on 03/05/2019 7:06:13 AM PST by al_c (https://conventionofstates.com)
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To: al_c

Why would anyone give their phone number to Facebook in the first place?

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I think FB was pushing members to submit their phone numbers in order to utilize 2-factor authentication, where when the user signs in with their password to do something important, a code is sent to the phone number of record that the user must submit in order to verify the person entering the password is also the same person with access to the phone line.

Not a bit surprised that they got Zucked again.


18 posted on 03/05/2019 1:44:33 PM PST by leftcoaster
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