A Facebook spokesperson told VentureBeat that Beck was logged into the other user’s account because they both had the same phone number associated with their accounts.

In Latin America, Asia, and Africa, Facebook now lets users opt out of sharing their phone number for login and account recovery purposes.

Click Remove in the phone number field, which will prompt you to re-enter your Facebook password and then click Remove Phone in order to confirm the change. Look out for a confirmation email.

Researchers have found that the phone number people provide to Facebook to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) and login alerts is being used by advertisers to target ads. As reported by ...

At this time, ' Facebook account with the phone number entered at the time of login attempt ' is displayed to confirm whether the account that attempts to reset the password is really your own.

Facebook’s done it again! What is it this time, you ask? Well, Facebook may have your phone number and they’re allowing anyone in the world to find your account! Quick, change your settings now!