Facebook Confirms Giving Users Phone Numbers to Advertisers The social media giant <br />made the following <br />statements regarding the <br />controversial practice: Facebook spokeswoman, to 'AFP' Facebook spokeswoman, to 'AFP' A report published on Wednesday <br />by 'Gizmodo' found that Facebook was <br />providing advertisers with access to data <br />that users did not explicity allow to be used. According to the report, users' phone numbers acquired by Facebook that enable two-factor authentication were being targeted by advertisers. Additionally, users contact lists that <br />were uploaded to the site could be <br />"mined for personal information."
