New ask Hacker News story: LinkedIn forcing me to disclose my phone number to log in? No thanks
LinkedIn forcing me to disclose my phone number to log in? No thanks
4 by willmadden | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I've used Linkedin for over two decades. Now I'm being forced to disclose my mobile number in order to log in. Given their track record of being hacked, I'm reluctant to share it with them. Moreover, I'm already inundated with spam phone calls, and I'm not looking for another source. This is a thinly veiled attempt to harvest my data so they can hide it in a page with six dozen toggles which will periodically make my phone number visible to people who buy it if I am not logging into check what they've changed every day. Have you seen how difficult it is to opt-out of email notifications using their website? If they were actually concerned about my security, they would give me other 2FA options that are more secure, like a Yubikey or authenticator application. No thanks. I'm done with Linkedin.
4 by willmadden | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I've used Linkedin for over two decades. Now I'm being forced to disclose my mobile number in order to log in. Given their track record of being hacked, I'm reluctant to share it with them. Moreover, I'm already inundated with spam phone calls, and I'm not looking for another source. This is a thinly veiled attempt to harvest my data so they can hide it in a page with six dozen toggles which will periodically make my phone number visible to people who buy it if I am not logging into check what they've changed every day. Have you seen how difficult it is to opt-out of email notifications using their website? If they were actually concerned about my security, they would give me other 2FA options that are more secure, like a Yubikey or authenticator application. No thanks. I'm done with Linkedin.
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