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Old 26 May 2022, 08:08 PM   #1
TenFour
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Twitter used 2fa info for advertising

So, as many suspected Twitter was using your phone number and email address collected for 2FA security purposes to spam you with advertising.
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“Specifically, while Twitter represented to users that it collected their telephone numbers and email addresses to secure their accounts, Twitter failed to disclose that it also used user contact information to aid advertisers in reaching their preferred audiences,” the complaint, which was filed by the DOJ on behalf of the FTC, said.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/25/tw...vacy-promises/
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