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Why is Facebook asking for a phone number?
Facebook Help Team We ask you to provide a phone number because we want to make sure that this is really you and that you’re connecting to Facebook with just one account.
Does Facebook ever ask you to confirm your phone number?
Facebook Asks Every User For A Verified Phone Number To Prevent Security Disaster. If Facebook were to get hacked or an individual got their account stolen, having confirmed phone numbers lets Facebook wipe people’s passwords immediately and send them new ones via SMS.
How do I put my phone number on Facebook?
In the Account Settings section, tap Personal Information, then tap Contact Info. To add your first number, enter your number and tap Add Number. To add another number, tap Add Phone Number, enter your number and tap Continue. When you add a number, you may be asked to enter a confirmation code.
Does Facebook really need my phone number?
To sign up for a Facebook account, you need a name and a working email address or mobile phone number. However, there could be from dozens to thousands of people who have the same name as you. The more details you enter, the easier it will be for friends to find you.
Does Facebook have a live chat?
Online Chat
Facebook/Customer service chat
What is Facebook’s telephone number?
Many people would go online and search for “Facebook customer service.” We tried that, and got this number: 844-735-4595.
What does Facebook use your phone number for?
WhatsApp, the messaging app also owned by Facebook (alongside Messenger and Instagram), uses your phone number as the primary way to create your account and connect you to its service. Facebook has long had a strategy to further integrate the two services, although it has run into some bumps along the way.
Can you look up someones phone number on Facebook?
But some users are finding out just now that Facebook’s default setting allows everyone — with or without an account — to look up a user profile based off the same phone number previously added to their account.
Why did Facebook add a phone number for 2FA?
For years Facebook claimed the adding a phone number for 2FA was only for security. Now it can be searched and there’s no way to disable that. pic.twitter.com/zpYhuwADMS
Is it mandatory to set up two factor on Facebook?
If a user doesn’t like it, they can set up two-factor without using a phone number — which hasn’t been mandatory for additional login security since May 2018. But even if users haven’t set up two-factor, there are well documented cases of users having their phone numbers collected by Facebook, whether the user expressly permitted it or not.