Meta says risk of account theft after phone number recycling isn't its problem to solve

Leaves it to carriers, promoting a complaint to Irish data cops from Big Tech's bête noire

Meta has acknowledged that phone number reuse that allows takeovers of its accounts "is a concern," but the ad biz insists the issue doesn't qualify for its bug bounty program and is a matter for telecom companies to sort out.…

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