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So the only way to keep your number from being searchable on FB is by not having 2fa?

Ozzie_osman 8y ago
Which do you prefer: privacy or security? Because you can't get both. EDIT: you can do 2fa without SMS: https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2019/03/04/psa-dont-give-out-your-phone-number-for-facebook-2fa-use-an-app-instead/ https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2019/03/04/psa-dont-give-out...
- koolba 8y ago
  Sure you can. Just go back in time and have the foresight never to sign up for Facebook.
  - Pharmakon 8y ago
    It’s weird to have spent almost a decade with people on and offline scoffing at everyone who never signed up for FaceBook. Now it’s a case for time travel. I’d argue that with only a modicum or foresight it was possible to see that FB was to be avoided, but the hard part is withstanding the peer pressure. I’m glad that I did.
    - sverige 8y ago
      I am too. The unstated sales job that has been so effective for hooking and keeping so many is fear-based, specifically the fear of missing out. I don't think I've missed anything at all important by never having had Facebook. But every time the discussion is had, a high percentage who say they wish they didn't have it also hang onto it with "it's how I stay in touch with people." My counter argument is, Delete it and find out who really wants to stay in touch with you.
untog 8y ago
Or use non-SMS 2FA, which is a good idea anyway (not that I'm defending FB for a second here)
markovbot 8y ago
Or by not having a facebook, obviously. If you have one, you're part of the problem :)
- on_and_off 8y ago
  not having an account won't prevent fb from creating one for you and storing your phone number when one of your contacts uploads their address book
  - mirimir 8y ago
    True :( Here's an idea. Use a service that generates phone numbers that redirect to your actual phone number. Maybe Twilio. Just as some do with email addresses. Create a new number for each use. For each family member and friend. For each site registration. For each whatever. Have an app that searches periodically online for all of those numbers. If any of them show up linked to Facebook, or whatever else concerns you, nuke them. And maybe ping whoever/whatever got that number with an admonition, saying that they're no longer a trusted contact. That would be extreme, I know. And you'd need to cut some slack for close family, your employer, etc. But would it be doable?
sanxiyn 8y ago
You can use OTP 2FA with Facebook.

Which do you prefer: privacy or security? Because you can't get both. EDIT: you can do 2fa without SMS: https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2019/03/04/psa-dont-give-out-your-phone-number-for-facebook-2fa-use-an-app-instead/ https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2019/03/04/psa-dont-give-out...

koolba 8y ago
Sure you can. Just go back in time and have the foresight never to sign up for Facebook.
- Pharmakon 8y ago
  It’s weird to have spent almost a decade with people on and offline scoffing at everyone who never signed up for FaceBook. Now it’s a case for time travel. I’d argue that with only a modicum or foresight it was possible to see that FB was to be avoided, but the hard part is withstanding the peer pressure. I’m glad that I did.
  - sverige 8y ago
    I am too. The unstated sales job that has been so effective for hooking and keeping so many is fear-based, specifically the fear of missing out. I don't think I've missed anything at all important by never having had Facebook. But every time the discussion is had, a high percentage who say they wish they didn't have it also hang onto it with "it's how I stay in touch with people." My counter argument is, Delete it and find out who really wants to stay in touch with you.

untog 8y ago

Or use non-SMS 2FA, which is a good idea anyway (not that I'm defending FB for a second here)

markovbot 8y ago

Or by not having a facebook, obviously. If you have one, you're part of the problem :)

on_and_off 8y ago
not having an account won't prevent fb from creating one for you and storing your phone number when one of your contacts uploads their address book
- mirimir 8y ago
  True :( Here's an idea. Use a service that generates phone numbers that redirect to your actual phone number. Maybe Twilio. Just as some do with email addresses. Create a new number for each use. For each family member and friend. For each site registration. For each whatever. Have an app that searches periodically online for all of those numbers. If any of them show up linked to Facebook, or whatever else concerns you, nuke them. And maybe ping whoever/whatever got that number with an admonition, saying that they're no longer a trusted contact. That would be extreme, I know. And you'd need to cut some slack for close family, your employer, etc. But would it be doable?

sanxiyn 8y ago

You can use OTP 2FA with Facebook.