As a Syrian who have used many throw-away accounts on FB, this is a life or death matter for many of us. I'm sure the Syrian regime will use this information to track activists. I have checked and there are 7 million leaked accounts from Syria, probably covers everyone who uses Facebook in the country. Facebook made it mandatory to provide the phone number and now that this is leaked, they bear the moral responsibility for all the people who will be affected by this.
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#52What’s the legal recourse for users who have had their numbers leaked? Any group action possible?
Could the US or EU fine them as well?
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#53Every time Facebook/Gmail/Google/Amazon/LinkedIn/Tinder/whoever asks me to give them phone number "just in case" my first and only thought is "hell no". I haven't been wrong a single time.
Let's not forget the notable case of Twitter "accidentally" using your provided phone number for advertising purposes [0], and to this day still banning you after registration if you refuse to give it.
[0]. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/10/twitter-uninentionally...
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#54Getting to the point where we’re going to need phone, email, and SMS to be deny all by default. Can’t reach me unless you’re information is already in my contacts.
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#55Getting to the point where we’re going to need phone, email, and SMS to be deny all by default. Can’t reach me unless you’re information is already in my contacts.
I get a lot of value out of being reachable by people I do not yet know.
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#56Every time Facebook/Gmail/Google/Amazon/LinkedIn/Tinder/whoever asks me to give them phone number "just in case" my first and only thought is "hell no". I haven't been wrong a single time.
Let's not forget the notable case of Twitter "accidentally" using your provided phone number for advertising purposes [0], and to this day still banning you after registration if you refuse to give it. [0]. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/10/twitter-uninentionally...
I’ve been using Twitter to follow some people who don’t have blogs etc since last May, and haven’t been banned yet.
Lots of likes, no RTs or posts though.
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#57I'm slightly surprised to find that my number has apparently not been pwned, given the huge uptick in spam calls that I've been receiving which seems to be coincident with the Facebook leak.
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#58Getting to the point where we’re going to need phone, email, and SMS to be deny all by default. Can’t reach me unless you’re information is already in my contacts.
I get a lot of value out of being reachable by people I do not yet know.
As do I. This is a difficult problem to solve especially as the signal to noise becomes worse as abuse becomes more common.
Ive had to wildcard block my area code (since I don't live there anymore) which captures 95% of my daily spam calls - but people can still leave a message to break through my wall if it's truly urgent. I don't see how this could work with SMS.
Even message requests on facebook/messenger have problems where you are unlikely to even see the request unless you check regularly.
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#59I'm completely unsurprised that my phone number is in there despite the fact that I deleted and closed my account 10 years ago.
Couldn't it be there from someone who knows you? I was under the impression that Facebook grabbed people's contacts list on mobile apps.
So, that begs the question: If _my_ phone number is in someone _else's_ contacts, is it still _my_ phone number?
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#60surprising that "Pakistan" isn't even on the list of countries. Anyone knows why?