Facebook is facing criticism for not allowing users to opt out of a feature that lets people look them up using their phone number or email address
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This includes users who only added their phone numbers to set up two-factor authentication, and believed it would only be used for security purposes. The optional feature requires both a password and a one-time code sent to a mobile device to log in.While Facebook said the settings aren't new, the news about their existence circulated this weekend on social media.
— Jeremy Burge 🐥🧿 March 1, 2019 Users can specify who they want to share the phone number or email address with —"Everyone,""Friends of Friends," or"Friends" — under the Privacy settings, but there is no way to opt out entirely.A company spokesperson told CNN Business the feature is supposed to make it easier to find people you know but aren't yet friends with on Facebook.
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