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« on: March 06, 2019, 04:05:18 pm »

Second problem found with Facebook 2FA security: phone numbers are searchable

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<p>We always recommend that people take advantage of two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect online accounts, but a second problem with Facebook 2FA has now been discovered.</p>
<p>The company last year admitted that it <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/28/facebook-ad-targeting-2fa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">used 2FA phone numbers for ad targeting[/url], and it has now been revealed that it also makes your phone number searchable – and you cannot fully opt out …</p>
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