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I have received a "suspicious activity" warning on Twitter for any new account I've helped open up over the last year. You can confirm your identity by enterin
by everdev 8y ago
I have received a "suspicious activity" warning on Twitter for any new account I've helped open up over the last year.
You can confirm your identity by entering your phone number and receiving a text.
I feel like it's more of a cheap ploy to get additional info after your first 25 tweets than it is any bot detection algorithm.
- dklsafhjskljfl 8y agoIt's not, it's really not. They really do want to verify you're a person. Facebook got busted using that (security) info for marketing purposes, and the reaction was muted; but, within the security community, it was loud and angry. Within a week, they had ceased completely.
- chipperyman573 8y agoDon't they still use your phone number you give them for 2FA for advertising? https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/27/yes-facebook-is-using-your-2fa-phone-number-to-target-you-with-ads/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/27/yes-facebook-is-using-your...
- j88439h84 8y agoDo you happen to know a source for that?
- krageon 8y agoWhere are you getting that they ceased completely? This is a large company who has a vetted history of absolutely zero ethical accountability. The reasonable thought is that they learned to hide it better, not that they stopped doing it at all.