Facebook Correcting Bug That Collected Phone Numbers Of Android App Users

Facebook is taking steps to address a bug discovered by Symantec in which its Android application collected users’ phone numbers.

Facebook is taking steps to address a bug discovered by Symantec in which its Android application collected users’ phone numbers.

The social network told The Next Web it has already deleted the phone numbers from its servers, and they were not used or processed in any way, adding that its recent beta release addressed the bug, and the fix will be rolled out to its public app shortly.

Symantec wrote in a post on its blog last week:

Of particular note, Mobile Insight automatically flagged the Facebook app for Android because it leaked the device phone number.

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