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Facebook to ask 900 million users for phone details to 'prevent' LinkedIn-style hack

dailymail.co.uk (11 months and 7 days ago)

Jun 15, 2012

The move is part of a drive to improve security on Facebook, and comes in the wake of much-publicised password hacks at other networking sites including LinkedIn and eHarmony. full story

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