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Isn't this the second or third time for Twitter to have this exact same flaw? From 2020: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-uncovers-security-flaw-in
by NelsonMinar 4y ago
Isn't this the second or third time for Twitter to have this exact same flaw? From 2020: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-uncovers-security-flaw-in-phone-number-to-account-matching-process/571692/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-uncovers-secur...
I might be confused; this is a very old feature of Twitter that does have an opt out. Maybe this new disclosure is the opt out didn't work? https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/email-and-phone-discoverability-settings https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/email-and-ph...
It's a different problem, but this year Twitter also got a $150M fine for illegally using the phone numbers they demand from users for marketing purposes. https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23141968/ftc-doj-twitter-settlement-phone-number-security-ad-targeting https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23141968/ftc-doj-twitter-...
- hackernewds 4y agoWe consistently have to go through Data protection practices, and limit the purpose of what the data collected can be used for. This seems like either a blatant miss in process, or willful ignore where $150m is under the EXPECTED value of the rewards through marketing