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Re:Against risk-based authentication (or, why I wouldn't tru... by ridgered4 on Friday February 03, 2023 @03:35PM (#34647364)
Judging by the Twitter and Facebook cases I've learned the purpose of asking for this phone number for security purposes is actually for advertising.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/05/...

https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/27/yes-facebook-is-using-your...

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