Twitter’s two-factor authentication system has received a long-requested boost in security, as the feature will no longer require the phone number of users. Twitter rolled out its two-factor ...

Two years ago, I got a new phone number. In the eyes of my social media and ride-hailing apps, Amazon, my bank, and the state of Pennsylvania, that effectively meant I lost my identity. Only recently ...

You can now secure your Facebook account with two-factor authentication without handing over your phone number. The social network now works alongside apps like Google Authenticator, Duo Security, and ...

Facebook users who want extra account security but don’t want to share their phone number with the company can now lock down their accounts with alternative two-factor authentication methods like code ...

Phone numbers stink for security and authentication. They stink because most of us have so much invested in these digits that they’ve become de facto identities. At the same time, when you lose ...

If you have a Facebook profile – it doesn’t really matter if you use it a lot or not – it’s important to secure it with two-factor authentication so your account isn’t hacked. The social network has ...

Facebook has confirmed it does in fact use phone numbers that users provided it for security purposes to also target them with ads. Specifically a phone number handed over for two factor ...

Facebook has admitted that it uses the phone number provided by users for two-factor authentication (2FA) to target them with ads. Naturally, its repurposing of information passed on for security ...