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Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by bradleyland on Saturday May 22, 2010 @03:06PM (#1370827)
Once upon a time, there used to be these books that contained everyone's phone number. They called them the "White Pages". Oh the humanity!
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by marcusbooster on Saturday May 22, 2010 @04:54PM (#1371037)
And it didn't have pictures next to the number making it easy to target certain demographics.
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by awa on Saturday May 22, 2010 @05:13PM (#1371066)
yup, having a photo associated with a phone number is more concerning than a name. In this case you can actually say, Think of all the children!
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by petercooper on Saturday May 22, 2010 @09:15PM (#1371470)
Or an associated set of "Like"s - reasonable indicators of a person's outlook.
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by X-Istence on Saturday May 22, 2010 @11:00PM (#1371645)
Numbers of all the hot girls I could never get in high school :-( where was Facebook back then!
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by BrandonM on Sunday May 23, 2010 @03:16AM (#1371980)
If you "could never get" a girl's number, what would be the point in having it? The point isn't only to have someone's number, but for her to actually talk to you.
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by mdolon on Saturday May 22, 2010 @10:22PM (#1371582)
Do phone books have cell phone numbers now? (I haven't picked one up in ages) I suspect the majority of FB users are posting their cell numbers.
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by ynoclo on Saturday May 22, 2010 @04:05PM (#1370949)
No, not everyone's phone number. You could opt to have an "unlisted" number, and it was easy to check whether or not the book was revealing your number to the world.
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by philwelch on Saturday May 22, 2010 @05:19PM (#1371074)
You can (easily) do that on Facebook, too. It even lets you view your profile from other perspectives. And it's even easier than calling the phone company to ask for an unlisted number.
Re:Evil: A site that displays the phone numbers of random Fa... by zackattack on Saturday May 22, 2010 @09:09PM (#1371458)
This uses the graph API to search through "lost my phone / need ur digitz" groups. Of course, human error is the best "in" for a hacker, and one of the greatest places to look for vulnerabilities is rare combinations of use cases. (People usually check privacy settings, but NOT for "groups"). Mobile apps are another great place to check for vulnerabilities, because "mobile" is a parameter that changes up the combination and introduces the possibility for (privacy, in the case of Facebook) vulnerabilities.