Personal Information of 267 Million Facebook Users Leaked Online

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		Information belonging to no less than 267 million Facebook users has leaked to the web and can now be downloaded from a hacker forum, according to a recent discovery.
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		The database includes user IDs, phone numbers, and names
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https://news.softpedia.com/news/personal-information-of-267-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-528676.shtml

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Facebook has also been caught using your phone number, ostensibly given to them for secure 2-step identification, for marketing and other purposes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50865152

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		Users can choose to have a code sent to their mobile phones when logging in to make access harder for hackers.
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		But Facebook admitted it also fed the numbers into targeted advertising and friend recommendation systems.
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They say that they are going to stop doing it - sometime in 2020.

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1 hour ago, nukecad said: 
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		They say that they are going to stop doing it - sometime in 2020.
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Too bad they aren't just going to stop in 2020 instead.

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- Was this information leaked or hacked ?

- Sometimes when I am asked to provide a phone number I give them a mobile phone number that has been disconnected. When they REALLY use it for (secure) identification ONLY then there should be no problem with this strategy.

- (and with a Christmas avatar).