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Re:Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Cont... by bogomipz on Thursday September 27, 2018 @03:09PM (#18087663)
>"...they'll no longer use 2FA #'s for ads..."

What are 2FA numbers in the context of ads?

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Re:Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Cont... by sbr464 on Thursday September 27, 2018 @08:21PM (#18090012)
I'm assuming it's meant that a user connects their phone to secure their account, but FB is also using it for marketing etc.
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Re:Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Cont... by bogomipz on Thursday September 27, 2018 @10:19PM (#18090491)
Ah I see, so the same 2FA just repurposed for things it wasn't intended to do. Thanks.
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