Re:Look Up Unknown Phone Numbers Using Facebook Reset Password
by c22 on Monday January 04, 2021 @07:34AM
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I have an old Facebook account without a phone number linked to it. Every time I log on they badger me to link a phone number. Recently the field is pre-filled with a phone number I use that I never explicitly gave them...
If it is possible to make a new account without a number I am assuming it is not made easy.
Re:Look Up Unknown Phone Numbers Using Facebook Reset Password
by colejohnson66 on Monday January 04, 2021 @01:32PM
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Is that “pre filled” number your browser’s auto fill by chance?
Re:Look Up Unknown Phone Numbers Using Facebook Reset Password
by type0 on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:41PM
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I would be very surprised if it weren't browser prefilled. Although scummy things like that are not unusual when it comes to facebook, maybe they took it from instagram or whatsapp.
Maybe they'll let you sign up without a phone number via Tor or something though.
It's not just Facebook that requires a phone verification now, I can't even make a Google or Yahoo Japan account without it. At least on these services you can "reuse" previously used numbers by unlinking them, at least a few times. But services like Discord lets you verify with each number once and only once as far as I know.
On the one hand I get that there's a room for abuse by spams, but on the other hand, I really wish I could freely sign up to services.