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Old 01-07-2013, 22:18
Snow Martian
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http://www.symantec.com/connect/blog...k-privacy-leak

Of particular note, Mobile Insight automatically flagged the Facebook application for Android because it leaked the device phone number. The first time you launch the Facebook application, even before logging in, your phone number will be sent over the Internet to Facebook servers. You do not need to provide your phone number, log in, initiate a specific action, or even need a Facebook account for this to happen.

According to Google Play, hundreds of millions of devices have installed the Facebook application and a significant portion of those devices are likely affected.
Symantec said it "reached out" to Facebook, which it said "investigated the issue and will provide a fix in their next Facebook for Android release."
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