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Facebook Introduces One-Time Passwords
angry tapir writes "Worried about logging into Facebook from a strange computer? There's now a way to get into the popular social network without entering your regular Facebook password. It's called a temporary password. To use it, users must list their mobile phone numbers with their Facebook accounts. They can then text a number from their phones and Facebook sends back a temporary password that is good for 20 minutes. The service will be available worldwide in the next few weeks."
867-5309 will give you a password of "Jenny"
Stupidity only gets you so far, then you've gotta try
*RING* Hello?
This is an automated call from Farmville reminding you to harvest your crops. Farmville would also like to remind you that you can get a free Special Edition Purple Cow!!!11!!!ZoMg! for your farm just for trying out the new Facebook Mastercard...
I barely have time left for my Serious Business on /.!!
Fry: Do you take Visa?
Clerk: Visa hasn't existed for 500 years.
Fry: American Express?
Clerk: 600 years.
Fry: Discover Card?
Clerk: Sorry, we don't take Discover.
are those the ones that come with the candy inside?
Stupidity only gets you so far, then you've gotta try
That's the one where they steal your cellphone number, and use it to track your movements, then wait until you're all alone and kidnap you, taking you to the desert and forcing you to build giant pyramids all day, right?
Since facebook does not ever come into scrutiny for your private information, I think that giving them your name, address, birthdate, current living city, and now phone number is a great idea. Now all we need to do is give them our credit card numbers and we will be set. For a website that ensures your data stays private, would could go wrong?
The world is how you make it