FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA phone numbers for ad targeting
This is an interesting part to me: &quot;[T]he new order[0] adds more provisions to protect consumers in the future: ... Twitter must provide multi-factor authentication options that don’t require people to provide a phone number.&quot;<p>I would like to see this be a more broad-based rule.  No, I am not moved by &quot;SMS is easy&quot; or &quot;getting a number that can receive SMS is harder for scammers to do in bulk.&quot;  If you must, give users the choice but not the <i>obligation</i> to hand over a mobile number.<p>0 - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ftc.gov&#x2F;legal-library&#x2F;browse&#x2F;cases-proceedings&#x2F;2023062-twitter-inc-us-v" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ftc.gov&#x2F;legal-library&#x2F;browse&#x2F;cases-proceedings&#x2F;2...</a>