Comments on: Why does Facebook Want My Cel Phone Number!!! http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/ Online Magazine of Inspirations, Information, & Distractions for Digital Artists Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:55:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: True Friends Leave Facebook, UnFriend and Delete FB Account | Un-Enlightened Society http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-6930 True Friends Leave Facebook, UnFriend and Delete FB Account | Un-Enlightened Society Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:53:42 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-6930 [...] Why does Facebook Want My Cell Phone Number?! [...] [...] Why does Facebook Want My Cell Phone Number?! [...]

]]> By: briany http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-6285 briany Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:23:13 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-6285 The question is what if you can't afford a cell phone or if someone used your cellphone number to verify their account? The question is what if you can’t afford a cell phone or if someone used your cellphone number to verify their account?

]]> By: SixDegrees http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-5927 SixDegrees Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:52:13 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-5927 I recently started getting spammed with Facebook demands for my phone number; apparently, this is something new. And it won't be satisfied with anything else. As a final insult, there is no way to cancel my account, because in order to log in now - you guessed it - I have to provide my phone number. I'm not interested in becoming part of the Facebook Collective, where some huge corporate entity holds control over vast swaths of my personal information. If you want my phone number, pay me. Your service doesn't provide anything useful enough in return for me to hand it over. To clear out the browser spam, I'll be adding Facebook to my 'blocked' list shortly. I recently started getting spammed with Facebook demands for my phone number; apparently, this is something new. And it won’t be satisfied with anything else. As a final insult, there is no way to cancel my account, because in order to log in now – you guessed it – I have to provide my phone number. I’m not interested in becoming part of the Facebook Collective, where some huge corporate entity holds control over vast swaths of my personal information. If you want my phone number, pay me. Your service doesn’t provide anything useful enough in return for me to hand it over. To clear out the browser spam, I’ll be adding Facebook to my ‘blocked’ list shortly.

]]> By: Shah Deeldar http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-5912 Shah Deeldar Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:56:05 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-5912 No thank you, Face book! I am not going to give you my phone number. I would be totally fine without the Face book service. It can take a hike! No thank you, Face book! I am not going to give you my phone number. I would be totally fine without the Face book service. It can take a hike!

]]> By: speak_up! http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-5826 speak_up! Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:24:48 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-5826 I've closed my Facebook account, the BBC documentary on Mark Zuckerberg did little to change my mind. These .com enterprises are becoming more and more intrusive into your surfing habits. Take a look at Google, not only are they requesting alternative email addresses to "verify" a Gmail account, they now want a phone number as well. Of course this information is used to target you with advertising which is how both Facebook and Google make their money ... they can both just *uck-off as far as I'm concerened I’ve closed my Facebook account, the BBC documentary on Mark Zuckerberg did little to change my mind. These .com enterprises are becoming more and more intrusive into your surfing habits. Take a look at Google, not only are they requesting alternative email addresses to “verify” a Gmail account, they now want a phone number as well. Of course this information is used to target you with advertising which is how both Facebook and Google make their money … they can both just *uck-off as far as I’m concerened

]]> By: jinky http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-5726 jinky Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:12:35 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-5726 There is no good reason for FB to have my phone number. It seems to me that the site tries to regulate on people that like privacy and not give out much information on their account that can be sold or used to track the account holder. Welcome to the police state people. All we can do is continue to try to remain anonymous people. From the posts I have seen, I believe that most of you are with me. There is no good reason for FB to have my phone number. It seems to me that the site tries to regulate on people that like privacy and not give out much information on their account that can be sold or used to track the account holder. Welcome to the police state people. All we can do is continue to try to remain anonymous people. From the posts I have seen, I believe that most of you are with me.

]]> By: Jim http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-5569 Jim Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:48:57 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-5569 Ya, I agree with all of U! No real good reason FB needs your number. But if you don't give it to them they will lock U out. Then every place you login through FB locks U out. I heard they want to sell the list since its not just email its everyone's cell #. Of course they don't have a right to this but they will try and force U to give it to them anyway. Selling this list is big bucks for FB. F*ck FB! Ya, I agree with all of U! No real good reason FB needs your number. But if you don’t give it to them they will lock U out. Then every place you login through FB locks U out. I heard they want to sell the list since its not just email its everyone’s cell #. Of course they don’t have a right to this but they will try and force U to give it to them anyway. Selling this list is big bucks for FB. F*ck FB!

]]> By: Jack Goodrich http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-5547 Jack Goodrich Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:32:23 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-5547 Facebook blows..forcing people to give out there personal information like there phone number is wrong. Facebook blows..forcing people to give out there personal information like there phone number is wrong.

]]> By: Chris http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-5473 Chris Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:25:09 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-5473 I had a facebook account a long time ago when it first started because a friend asked me to join. I thought it was pretty stupid (I still do) but I did get reacquainted with people I haven't seen in 30 years which was pretty cool. Years later my account was hijacked after facebook lost over 1.5 million passwords including my email password which they DID store. It's 3 years since I used facebook and I have been doing fine without the aggravation of someone wanting to be my friend ever 5 minutes that I do not know but recently I upgraded all of my personal tech. I bought a tablet and an android phone which connect to my pc's and my notebook as wells as to the GPS in my car and on motorcycle which is pretty cool (I live in a foreign country and no one is after me) . The trouble is everything wants to link to facebook. I finally broke down and decided to open a new account but this time lock everything and not add or request friends. Well, in less than 24 hours facebook has locked me out for liking Professor Dr. Stephen Hawking and they want my mobile number. Okay I'll bite... I actually gave them my data sim which can receive texts but I do not use it to send or receive calls... the text never came... I sent the information again and the text never came... I sent the information again and they told me I was trying too hard give it a rest. I checked my email and found a fake looking link that they sent me saying to enter my password to log in right away, not a chance! I have had enough, I don't get paid for this kind of nonsense, my job is easier than this. I think I'll stick with google+ and hope they put facebook on the bookshelf. I had a facebook account a long time ago when it first started because a friend asked me to join. I thought it was pretty stupid (I still do) but I did get reacquainted with people I haven’t seen in 30 years which was pretty cool.

Years later my account was hijacked after facebook lost over 1.5 million passwords including my email password which they DID store. It’s 3 years since I used facebook and I have been doing fine without the aggravation of someone wanting to be my friend ever 5 minutes that I do not know but recently I upgraded all of my personal tech.

I bought a tablet and an android phone which connect to my pc’s and my notebook as wells as to the GPS in my car and on motorcycle which is pretty cool (I live in a foreign country and no one is after me) .

The trouble is everything wants to link to facebook. I finally broke down and decided to open a new account but this time lock everything and not add or request friends. Well, in less than 24 hours facebook has locked me out for liking Professor Dr. Stephen Hawking and they want my mobile number.

Okay I’ll bite… I actually gave them my data sim which can receive texts but I do not use it to send or receive calls… the text never came… I sent the information again and the text never came… I sent the information again and they told me I was trying too hard give it a rest. I checked my email and found a fake looking link that they sent me saying to enter my password to log in right away, not a chance!

I have had enough, I don’t get paid for this kind of nonsense, my job is easier than this. I think I’ll stick with google+ and hope they put facebook on the bookshelf.

]]> By: Questioning Facebook http://digitalapplejuice.com/why-does-facebook-want-my-cel-phone-number/comment-page-1/#comment-5131 Questioning Facebook Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:21:43 +0000 http://digitalapplejuice.com/?p=3215#comment-5131 I hope facebook is protecting the minors phone numbers my friends younger daughter gave her number to her phone , not knowing. Are they going to try to sell these numbers? Are they asking for peoples numbers who have used a credit card to sell as approved credit people?? Someone should write into the news channel and ask if this is legal to ask for minors phone numbers because minors play these games. I hope facebook is protecting the minors phone numbers my friends younger daughter gave her number to her phone , not knowing.
Are they going to try to sell these numbers? Are they asking for peoples numbers who have used a credit card to sell as approved credit people??
Someone should write into the news channel and ask if this is legal to ask for minors phone numbers because minors play these games.

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