Mobile phone Web surfers from several service providers discovered last March that their wireless Web services were distributing their phone numbers to Web sites without telling them. The disclosure enraged privacy advocates and prompted at least one company--Sprint PCS--to promise quick . . . . Mobile phone Web surfers from several service providers discovered last March that their wireless Web services were distributing their phone numbers to Web sites without telling them. The disclosure enraged privacy advocates and prompted at least one company--Sprint PCS--to promise quick changes. The link for this article located at CNET is no longer available. . Mobile phone numbers are often distributed by telecom companies to third-party websites without user permission, raising significant privacy concerns. Explore the details of the investigation.. Mobile Security, Wireless Services, Phone Number Exposure. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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