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Facebook Won't Let Users Opt Out Of Its Phone Number Search Feature

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Facebook is caught up in another privacy issue.
Facebook seems to constantly deal with issues that have to do with privacy, many of which are specifically its own fault. Its privacy mess-ups could ultimately cost the company a record FTC fine in the billion dollar range. Facebook recently warned popular health apps that use its API to be sure they have legal justification for sharing personal data with Facebook, seemingly indicating that the data major health apps are sharing with it, is data it hasn’t asked for. Facebook is now caught up in another privacy issue.
This one has to do with the social network calling on users to secure their accounts with a phone number for additional two-factor authentication protection.

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