If you’re using your phone number to log into accounts, you’re actually putting yourself at unnecessary risk. Why 2FA makes your accounts more secure The problem with passwords is everyone ...

Twitter has agreed to pay a $150 million penalty for targeting ads at users with phone numbers and email addresses collected from those users when they enabled two-factor authentication.

Last year, Facebook was outed for using 2FA-provided phone numbers to send notifications that weren't related to security. The social network said the behavior was the result of a bug.

In October 2014, Twitter introduced Digits, a way for developers to sign up users with just a phone number.Particularly in developing countries, where some users may not have email addresses, a ...

Twitter has admitted that it has been using phone numbers and email addresses that its users have provided to enable two-factor security for advertising purposes. In a statement, Twitter revealed ...

Twitter is paying a $150 million penalty as part of a settlement over the US Federal Trade Commission's allegations that it used account security data like phone numbers and email addresses to ...