Facebook wants your mobile number

Social networking site Facebook is asking its more than 900 million users to provide their mobile numbers for security reasons.

According to a Daily Mail report, the move is part of the drive to secure passwords from being hacked.

It has been reported that LinkedIn and eHarmony networking sites have been hacked in the recent past.

Apparently once a user confirms his phone number, it allows the site to automatically wipe his password if his account were to be hacked. And the user is immediately sent a message informing that his password has been changed.

The security message has been seen by millions in the US and will be on all accounts in the next few days.

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  • yblinx 21 June 2012 16:29 0 0
    well nowadays all big giants are asking for mobile numbers to secure passwords recovery. I think this is the safest way to keep our accounts secure.
  • Naimadz 16 June 2012 13:03 4 1
    So does hotmail, and since a couple of months google started tracking your searches to serve you better. And compiling data about your computer activity. When will there be any laws regulating breach of privacy of internet users, what are they allowed to collect as info and what should stay private. Who's setting the rules here, them.

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