Facebook could have your phone number and email address—even if you never handed them over to the social network. Everyone knows that Facebook collects vast amounts of data. But what many people might ...

If you use Facebook, your phone number may not be as private as you think. A way in which Facebook privacy can be abused has come to light that will shock many users, but that the social network ...

You may recently have gotten worried that Facebook has your phone number, even though you don't remember giving it to the social network. At the same time, you may have also realized the social ...

If you need customer service in your city or town. you know where to call: City Hall. Need help with a an airline ticket? Call the airline's 800 number. But what if you need help with your Facebook ...

If you use two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure your Facebook account, you likely, at some point, gave Facebook your phone number. 2FA adds an almost impenetrable layer of security to your ...

If you access Facebook from a mobile device, your phone number may be listed in your friends' contacts list. It's easy to remove your phone number, if you know where to look. Matt Elliott Senior ...

Each year, telecom providers “recycle” millions of phone numbers. If you’ve ever been the owner of a recycled phone number, you’ve likely gotten a phone call or text from creditors, gyms, and other ...

Facebook almost certainly has your phone number and email address, even if you never handed them over. That's because any friend who shared their address book with Facebook also shared your details.

Facebook is facing criticism for not allowing users to opt out of a feature that lets people look them up using their phone number or email address. This includes users who only added their phone ...

There are new concerns that a Facebook feature meant solely to authenticate your identity on the social media platform could allow people to find you through your phone number. On Friday, Jeremy Burge ...

Last week, I ran an ad on Facebook that was targeted at a computer science professor named Alan Mislove. Mislove studies how privacy works on social networks and had a theory that Facebook is letting ...

Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found online. The exposed server contained more than 419 million records over several databases on users across geographies, ...