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When 2FA means sweet FA privacy: Facebook admits it slurps mobe numbers for more than just profile security

Gene Cash Silver badge

Google too

Google has consistently badgered me for my mobile number for 2FA and/or password retrieval.

Way back when they were offering vanity URLs for Google+ (e.g. plus.google.com/genecash) they would only accept a text asking for it. Of course I found an SMS gateway.

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