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Facebook Introduces One-Time Passwords

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-forgot-that-too dept.

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."

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  1. texting by Theoboley · · Score: 5, Funny

    867-5309 will give you a password of "Jenny"

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    Stupidity only gets you so far, then you've gotta try
  2. Re:My Discover Card Does This ... by gad_zuki! · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

  3. Re:yeah, just give us your phone number by baKanale · · Score: 3, Funny

    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?